DESIGN STAGE Focus Groups
Posted by Gabriel McCormick on 9/15/2023 9:00:00 AM
We are conducting a round of focus groups connected to Stage 2 of our middle school review that will provide a chance to offer input on the future vision of middle school schedule guidelines in the district. These focus groups will be facilitated by staff from New Solutions K-12 and responses will remain confidential.
If you are interested, please RSVP using this link.
For additional details and context, please read below:
As the school year begins, we are continuing our Middle School Review work with Stage 2: DESIGN.
In the DESIGN Stage we will use the information gathered during the DISCOVERY Stage, along with research on best practices for middle grade students, to determine how we might improve our middle school program. This Stage will focus on generating ideas and prioritizing them so that we can develop an implementation plan rooted in our community values and research-based practices.
The DESIGN Stage itself will consist of two parts focused on Scheduling and Staffing and we will be narrowing the list of priorities for change and developing strategies for meeting those priorities.
For additional background on the project, including the report and presentation from Stage 1: DISCOVERY, please see the other posts on this page.
Full List of Available Focus Groups
| Curriculum coordinators and district-level leaders | Th 9/21/2023 | 1:30 - 2:15 |
| Curriculum coordinators and district-level leaders | Tu 9/26/2023 | 2:45-3:30 |
| Principals and vice principals | Th 9/27/2023 | 3:30 - 4:15 |
| Principals and vice principals | W 10/2/2023 | 3:30 - 4:15 |
| Core content and world language teachers | Th 10/05/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Core content and world language teachers | M 10/16/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Core content and world language teachers | W 10/25/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Core content and world language teachers | W 11/01/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Special education and English language (EL) teachers | W 10/11/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Special education and English language (EL) teachers | Th 10/19/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Special education and English language (EL) teachers | M 10/23/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Art and PE teachers | Th 10/12/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Art and PE teachers | W 10/18/23 | 3:15 - 4:00 |
| Conservatory teachers | TBD | TBD |
| Guidance counselors | Tu 11/14/2023 | 2:45 - 3:30 |
