West Essex Middle School
       Rotate and Drop
        Schedule
             Goals for Today
              ◈  To give the West Essex Community information about the 
                 upcoming Middle School schedule change
              ◈  To offer attendees the opportunity to discuss the schedule 
                 change with one another
              ◈  To receive input from the community before the 
                 implementation of the schedule
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               Schedule Change - Objective
                ◈  To change from our current “Straight 9” schedule to the 
                   “Rotate and Drop” schedule
                   ◆ The Rotate and Drop schedule has been in use at 
                       WEHS since 2014
                     Current Straight 9         Proposed Rotate and Drop
                ◈  9 class periods            ◈  6 class periods
                ◈  42 minutes per period      ◈  54 minutes per period
                ◈  21 minutes for Lunch       ◈  30 minutes for Lunch
                ◈  21 minutes for Lunch Study ◈  30 minutes for Lunch Study
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             Rotate and Drop - How it Works
              ◈  We currently run a schedule that has 8 classes plus a Lunch 
              ◈  To Rotate and Drop, start by visualizing Lunch as the center 
                 of the day
                  
              ◈  Morning classes and afternoon classes rotate independent of 
                 one another
              ◈  Instructional time is increased by dropping one morning 
                 and one afternoon class each day
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