Manchester To Change School Schedules
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jen [email protected]
Beginning the second week of school, students will go to school half an hour later on Wednesdays to allow teachers to have collaboration time.
The time will be used for teachers to meet in small groups and discuss how to best serve students. The time also will allow teachers to work across the curriculum and integrate portions of other subjects into their own classes.[[In-content Ad]]Previously, teachers from Manchester Elementary School, Manchester Intermediate School and Manchester Junior High School found time in their schedules to collaborate. However, teachers at Manchester High School were unable to schedule time to meet because of conflicting class and lunch schedules.
The collaboration time will be evaluated in January to see if teachers think it is beneficial for the schools. If so, the Wednesday morning collaboration time likely will become a permanent part of the Manchester schedule.
The school will look into providing supervision for students whose parents are unable to drop them off half an hour later on Wednesdays.
In other business, the board:
n Heard the school nurse's report on the health and wellness programs at the school corporation. M.A. Hire, school nurse, said the school does a lot with very little money.
n Heard that Imogene Knight and Dr. Bill Reichhart attended a transportation conference.
n Heard that none of the schools in the corporation plan to make any major changes to the 2009-10 handbooks.
n Heard that plans are underway to change the design of the transportation hub for students riding buses and being picked up by parents. Parents will be informed of the changes at registration and signs will be put up to help direct traffic through the area.
n Approved the hiring of Melinda Wise, senior high school English teacher; Dave Zinsmeister, senior class sponsor at Manchester Junior-Senior High School; Susan Klingler as English department chair at MJSHS; and Becky Landes, food service operations manager.
n Approved a request for maternity leave for Kim Meyer, special education teacher at MES, for Aug. 28 through Feb. 26.
n Accepted the resignation of Meyer as literacy coordinator at MES and Cindy Goshert as head cheerleading coach at MHS.
Beginning the second week of school, students will go to school half an hour later on Wednesdays to allow teachers to have collaboration time.
The time will be used for teachers to meet in small groups and discuss how to best serve students. The time also will allow teachers to work across the curriculum and integrate portions of other subjects into their own classes.[[In-content Ad]]Previously, teachers from Manchester Elementary School, Manchester Intermediate School and Manchester Junior High School found time in their schedules to collaborate. However, teachers at Manchester High School were unable to schedule time to meet because of conflicting class and lunch schedules.
The collaboration time will be evaluated in January to see if teachers think it is beneficial for the schools. If so, the Wednesday morning collaboration time likely will become a permanent part of the Manchester schedule.
The school will look into providing supervision for students whose parents are unable to drop them off half an hour later on Wednesdays.
In other business, the board:
n Heard the school nurse's report on the health and wellness programs at the school corporation. M.A. Hire, school nurse, said the school does a lot with very little money.
n Heard that Imogene Knight and Dr. Bill Reichhart attended a transportation conference.
n Heard that none of the schools in the corporation plan to make any major changes to the 2009-10 handbooks.
n Heard that plans are underway to change the design of the transportation hub for students riding buses and being picked up by parents. Parents will be informed of the changes at registration and signs will be put up to help direct traffic through the area.
n Approved the hiring of Melinda Wise, senior high school English teacher; Dave Zinsmeister, senior class sponsor at Manchester Junior-Senior High School; Susan Klingler as English department chair at MJSHS; and Becky Landes, food service operations manager.
n Approved a request for maternity leave for Kim Meyer, special education teacher at MES, for Aug. 28 through Feb. 26.
n Accepted the resignation of Meyer as literacy coordinator at MES and Cindy Goshert as head cheerleading coach at MHS.
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