VIP Classes

Problem-Solving the Time Concerns

*is for people who agree
?is for people who have questions about this idea

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Access to services Are ALL services necessary? ***

Parent satisfaction Push-in model ******

Input from teachers Pull during specials ???***

Cycle schedule **** Hire more staff ***********

One ring reminders * Grade level picks an instructional hour ***

VIT - Services in classroom So many schedules

Kids getting help Social worker, etc. only here on certain days

Kids are getting help for reading during reading Kids have many services

People are flexible to try to make schedules work ** VIT - Can’t always do the time classroom teacher
would like

We try to identify real needs and address that Can kids get help for reading during reading etc but
first-communicate after instruction ***

Kids are getting individualized instruction No report card *

Reading kids/math kids coming out of independent Para support for classroom work time - then pulled
work times during those same subjects for IEP goals *

Smaller groups of kids left in room to focus on Do we have too many pull out opportunities? *****

Extra help Hard for kids to transition in and out of classroom *

Many options Very hard to memorize the schedule when it’s Day
1/Day 3. (Idea - post it in class)

Don’t need to catch up kids if being pulled for 20 minutes of CORE (tier 1) for each grade level with
similar/same subject (reading help during reading) no pull out *****

Specialized services (meeting needs) Schedule mall groups first when doing master
schedules. Break the day into 5 minute increments to
find “lost” time. ***

Movement opportunities Grade levels need to be more flexible *****

Variety for those kids Orchestra/band need to be lower priority than core
academics - ? Limited time

Consistent continuum of service for kids Prioritize pull out needs: i.e. if a student is in SPED

We provide a lot of services kids need.
Kids have more adults on their “team.” **
We (adults and kids) are fortunate to have extra
support. **
We have incredible growth with intervention. *
Social, science, health is good!
Snack time
Before/During morning meeting
?this is considered alternative school day so we do
not see kids before and after school day.
Kids needs the support in small group. **
Reminders (one rings) **
Kids enjoy *
Parents aware of support and appreciate it. *
Academic progress
Maintain pull out time during non-instructional time
(K) For example, playtime, snack time, PM, etc.
services, they may not also do Project Think, I.I….;
wish they could do it all but it’s too much pull-out.
******
Middle of the year changes are hard to adjust to
Grades challenging **
Block math and LA for each grade level on the
master schedule (like recess/lunch) *******
Push-in vs. pull-out ****
Plan schedule at start of year as a whole staff * ?
Consistency with day 1-5 vs. M-F ********
Increase staff *
Blocked reading and math times for each grade level
- within the block is 1. Core instruction (tier 1) and 2.
Pull out time (tier 1, 2, 3) ************
?Everybody plan schedule @ same time in the
media center w/Sped too. All grade levels have to be
flexible with choosing times.
?Title 1 contracts start late
?Number of groups for WILSON and TITLE depend
on Fall assessment scores so hard to pre-plan for
how much time is needed for each grade level. Use
more Spring data so we know where to place kids in
the fall.
?Very hard to schedule grade levels with English and
Chinese don’t match (instruction times)
?Common prep across grade levels
?Day 6 schedule rotation
?SPED and RtI work to mirror Wilson times
?Spelling by cycle day rather than M-F
Organize schedules for students who have multiple
appointments. *****
Cycle day schedules vs weekly (M-F) schedule e/o
week is confusing. ***
All grade levels should be considered equally in
schedules. More flexibility on all sides. *******
Lots of needs and not enough help (staff, time) **
Idea - grade level pull out time. *****
?SPED already starts with prioritizing pull outs during
these times and works from these. Issue is all VIP
classes are vying for these times with so many kids
to service, this doesn’t always work.

Prioritize what each child needs - what is most

important? **

Options for pull outs during specials?

Pull out during according subject. **********

Rotate schedule

Target lesson for who is in the room

?How do you determine

Flipped classroom *
-older kids

Maximize ?*
-morning meeting
-independent work time
-snack
?There are 100 speech kids - this is not possible

Push in - instead of and/or in addition to - pull out

******
?more staff needed for this

Building schedule for VIPs not just 1 teacher at a

time ***

Missing stations