Valley Students’ Day Will Start 10 Minutes Earlier Next Year
March 13, 2018 at 6:13 p.m.
By Carol Anders-
The unanimous vote was taken during the board meeting Monday.
Chad Cripe, TVHS principal, outlined remediation efforts that have proven effective in raising student testing scores prior to asking for the new scheduling.
According to Cripe, the revised scheduling means students will start the school day at 8:15 instead of the current 8:25. He said the change would not affect school bus routes, but would require students who drive to arrive earlier.
Currently, the schedule is a seven-period system on Monday, Tuesday and Friday and a block schedule format Wednesday and Thursday. The revised format would eliminate block scheduling. He indicated that the block scheduling had been used to align classes with Warsaw Schools for classes offered there. He said it failed to account for travel time needed for students to travel to the Warsaw location.
During period 3, students will have SRT (student resource time) or RTI (response to intervention). To accommodate the extra offerings, they will have two lunch periods rather than three. Cripe said the food service staff is in favor of the change and it would add only 30-40 more students at each lunch. He said it may require more microwaves for students who bring a sack lunch. Each lunch period will be extended five minutes to allow for the extra serving time.
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Passing periods will drop from five minutes to four minutes. Additionally, the schedule will eliminate study halls that Cripe said are not being used wisely by many students. Students who have an IEP (individual education plan) that includes a study hall will still be assigned to a study hall to follow the IEP provisions.
Each of the seven class periods will be 45 minutes. Cripe said the changes will allow licensed teachers to be available for extra help when needed.
He said the new scheduling would also be more flexible for days when there is a school delay or closing.
In other matters, the board heard a report on the establishment of the Phyllis Gearhart Teacher Scholarship Fund. Gearhart was a teacher for 36 years, most of them at Akron Elementary. The $500 scholarship award was established by Gearhart’s daughters, Lynne Kline, Jan Saner and Patti Newman, to benefit TVHS students pursuing a career in education. Preference will be given to those who attended Akron Elementary School and are pursuing elementary education.
The Riley Children’s Foundation recognized the TVSC for achieving Riley Corporation status during the 2016-17 school year. The student councils at Akron Elementary, Mentone Elementary and TVHS were responsible for raising at least $1 per student in the corporation from the participating schools.
It was noted that Akron Elementary raised $3,586 — $1,000 over its goal. TVHS raised $2,500 and is anticipating the purchase of a red wagon of the type used at the hospital.
The exact amount raised at Mentone Elementary was not given; however, it was mentioned that students split their donations into two funds so money can be made available for travel expenses for those who go to the Riley Hospital.
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The unanimous vote was taken during the board meeting Monday.
Chad Cripe, TVHS principal, outlined remediation efforts that have proven effective in raising student testing scores prior to asking for the new scheduling.
According to Cripe, the revised scheduling means students will start the school day at 8:15 instead of the current 8:25. He said the change would not affect school bus routes, but would require students who drive to arrive earlier.
Currently, the schedule is a seven-period system on Monday, Tuesday and Friday and a block schedule format Wednesday and Thursday. The revised format would eliminate block scheduling. He indicated that the block scheduling had been used to align classes with Warsaw Schools for classes offered there. He said it failed to account for travel time needed for students to travel to the Warsaw location.
During period 3, students will have SRT (student resource time) or RTI (response to intervention). To accommodate the extra offerings, they will have two lunch periods rather than three. Cripe said the food service staff is in favor of the change and it would add only 30-40 more students at each lunch. He said it may require more microwaves for students who bring a sack lunch. Each lunch period will be extended five minutes to allow for the extra serving time.
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Passing periods will drop from five minutes to four minutes. Additionally, the schedule will eliminate study halls that Cripe said are not being used wisely by many students. Students who have an IEP (individual education plan) that includes a study hall will still be assigned to a study hall to follow the IEP provisions.
Each of the seven class periods will be 45 minutes. Cripe said the changes will allow licensed teachers to be available for extra help when needed.
He said the new scheduling would also be more flexible for days when there is a school delay or closing.
In other matters, the board heard a report on the establishment of the Phyllis Gearhart Teacher Scholarship Fund. Gearhart was a teacher for 36 years, most of them at Akron Elementary. The $500 scholarship award was established by Gearhart’s daughters, Lynne Kline, Jan Saner and Patti Newman, to benefit TVHS students pursuing a career in education. Preference will be given to those who attended Akron Elementary School and are pursuing elementary education.
The Riley Children’s Foundation recognized the TVSC for achieving Riley Corporation status during the 2016-17 school year. The student councils at Akron Elementary, Mentone Elementary and TVHS were responsible for raising at least $1 per student in the corporation from the participating schools.
It was noted that Akron Elementary raised $3,586 — $1,000 over its goal. TVHS raised $2,500 and is anticipating the purchase of a red wagon of the type used at the hospital.
The exact amount raised at Mentone Elementary was not given; however, it was mentioned that students split their donations into two funds so money can be made available for travel expenses for those who go to the Riley Hospital.
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