Secondary Master Schedule Development

Lesson 5: Publish / Communication Strategies

Scott Irwin

Mike Price

Agenda

Review End of the Year….now what? Defining Goals Communication Preparing for the Fall Questions Final Thoughts

Program Overview

Nov. Jun.

Groundwork Information Gathering

Data & Decisions

Finalize the Schedule

Publish

Jan. Feb.Dec. Mar. Apr. May

Session 4 Homework

Finish analyzing your course request data Begin construction of your master schedule

board Identify and prioritize potential conflicts Identify sample students for use with testing

master schedule flow

Homework: Designing your Magnet Board

Organize by department

Using colors

Create parking lotsStarting with singletons

Keeping track of what you do

Agenda

Review End of the Year….now what? Defining Goals Communication Preparing for the Fall Questions Final Thoughts

End of the Year….now what?

Is your schedule finalized?

What are you going to tell your staff?

Creating the conversation

Defining Goals

Setting benchmarks Defining a drop-dead date Creating conversations to

explain:– Teaming problems– Credential problems– Post & Bid problems

Communication

Keeping staff in the loop regarding changes

Identifying a communication liaison on your master schedule team

Using department chairs as a communication link

Preparing for the Fall

District Enrollment Center Open July 23-Aug 20 Open on Saturdays Located at Roosevelt Middle Students will be enrolled and

tagged for identification Paperwork will be sent to site

Preparing for the Fall

Dealing with enrollment changes

Planning for new students

Faculty turnover

Questions

Questions?Thoughts?How can we help you?

Agenda

Review End of the Year….now what? Defining Goals Communication Preparing for the Fall Questions Final Thoughts

Final Thoughts

“Secondary master schedule design is an ongoing process”

Follow-up evaluation to be distributed in Fall 07’