Freeing teachers from instructional
time
High Schools:
Central Park East Secondary
School, New York City, New York
One half day each week, students are out of the building working at nonprofit
agencies for community service experience. Teachers use this time for
staff development and working with colleagues. Although not mandatory,
additional funding to hire a Service Learning Internship Coordinator,
a paraprofessional and an aide has helped support this reorganization
of time.
Sample Teacher Schedule –
Central Park East Secondary School
| Class |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| 8-9 am |
Planning |
Planning |
Planning |
Planning |
Advisory |
| 9-10:45 am |
Class |
Team Meeting |
Class |
Class |
Class |
| 10:45-1 pm |
Lunch |
House Meeting (2 x month at 11:30) |
Class |
Meetings, lunch |
Class |
| 1-1:45 pm |
Advisory |
Class |
Lunch |
Class |
Staff Meeting |
| 1:45-3 pm |
Staff Meeting |
|
Advisory |
|
|
| 3-4 pm |
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Contact information:
Central Park East Secondary School
1573 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10029
Phone: (212) 860-5805
FAX: (212) 876-3494
Elementary schools:
Jackson Road Elementary School,
Montgomery County, Maryland
Teachers plan for trained paraprofessionals to work with small groups
in the classroom so they can be released for professional development
once a month. If paraprofessionals are in classrooms for more than one
hour, they receive substitute teacher pay.
Contact information:
Jackson Road Elementary School
1501 Ashburton St.
Baltimore, MD 21216
Phone: (410) 396-0540
FAX: (410) 545-7842
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