6+1=7, right?
January 26, 2010 • written by Jessica Ferrell
Filed under News
Nearly everyone on campus has heard the rumors that BHS is moving to a “seven-period school day” in the fall of 2010. Well, the rumors are true. Sort of.
After Shelby County Schools became a part of the Tennessee Diploma Program, the graduation credit requirements for the 2009-2010 freshmen increased from 20 to 22.
In order to fulfill these additional credit requirements, Shelby County School’s superintendent John Aitken asked schools to figure out a new schedule that will incorporate an opportunity for students to receive more credits.
Houston and Millington chose a trimester schedule, consisting of three twelve-week grading periods. Other Shelby County Schools decided to use some form of the hybrid block schedule.
Bartlett’s version of this hybrid block schedule, also known as “6 + 1,” offers students the chance of earning seven credits in one school year as opposed to the normal six.
“Our belief is that since the juniors and seniors do not have to have as many credits, we needed to find something that’s flexible enough to allow freshmen and sophomores to earn seven [credits],” Vice-Principal Jane Gatewood said. “The juniors and seniors wouldn’t have to earn seven but could.”
However, school hours will not change whatsoever. Instead, most fourth-period classes will no longer observe “Channel One” time, a 30-minute period once reserved for a teen news broadcast. By doing so, these classes will extend to a 90-minute instructional period.
Though many underclassmen oppose the idea of having a seven-class schedule, they may be relieved to know that they will not be spending anymore time at school than they already do.
Full story: http://www.thepanthersprey.com/news/2010/01/26/617-right/
