April+2011+Meeting+Notes

** April 8, 2011 **  2:35 p. m.

**Members Present:** Matt Graves, Amy Hartman, Nancy Woods, Jodi Burgess, Dodi Zbuka, Chad Hartong, Michelle Hanna, Nancy Roberts   **Topics Discussed:**   **Date of Next Meeting:** TBA   **To Do Before Next Meeting:** Look over Matt's, Dodi's and Becky's schedule and offer suggestions for improvement before the faculty meeting. Also consider other areas that could be included during the Spartan period on Wednesdays.   ** April 11, 2011  **   Faculty Meeting   <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> Nancy Woods and Nancy Roberts presented the schedules they have been working on and cited problems that still needed to be resolved. <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> Matt Graves, Dodi Zbuka, and Becky Uber presented the schedule they have been working on. They asked the faculty for feedback and asked for suggestions to make it better.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nancy Woods shared a bell schedule prototype she has been working on. It was similiar to the Hudson schedule, but still had problems to work out.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Matt Graves and Dodi Zbuka shared a schedule they have been working on with Becky Uber that included a modified block schedule on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mondays and Fridays would be similar to our existing schedule and Wednesdays would include a Spartan Period to be used for extra help, teacher collaboration, OGT intervention, peer tutoring by NHS students, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Michelle Hanna expressed concern that the schedule did not include the required number of hours in Science mandated by the state. It was mentioned that Hudson High School obtained a waiver to modify these requirements by the state. Amy Hartman distributed a copy of the waiver that she had on file.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The group discussed the possibility of extending the day 5 minutes to accommodate late afternoon announcements as well.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mrs. Frola would like the committee to present findings at the April 11 faculty meeting.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nancy Roberts volunteered to submit the linear schedule she and Tammy Applegarth had been working on during the faculty meeting as well.