The Good, The Bad, the
Ugly of Scheduling
The Academies of Jefferson City High School
Simonsen and Jefferson City HS
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Demographics
2012
2013
2014
2015
Total Enrollment
8,690
8,880
8,896
8,932
Asian Percent
1.60
1.50
1.50
1.60
Black Percent
17.90
18.30
18.40
18.70
Hispanic Percent
4.90
5.00
5.30
5.80
Indian Percent
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
Multi-race Percent
4.60
5.10
6.00
6.80
Pacific Islander Percent
0.10
0.10
0.10
0.10
White Percent
70.60
69.90
68.50
66.80
Free/Reduced Lunch (FTE)
Percent
50.3
52.2
53.7
55.2
Jefferson City HS and Simonsen serve over 2500
students. Our District, spans 230 square miles
and two counties.
The Beginning….
 Committee started in 2009-10 and met 5 years
before implementation
 Built academy business partners
 Visits to academy high schools across three states
(Texas, Indiana, Kansas, Tennessee)
 Academies started in 2014-15 at Simonsen (9th
Grade)
 This year 9th and 10th grade implementation
The Good…
 Switched schedule to accommodate giving more
students electives
 Use Infinite Campus
 Created academy specific course numbers in order to
ensure purity within classes…resulted in highest ran
schedule by academy with most students completed
schedules
 Science, English, Social Studies and academy courses
are pure
The Bad…

Honors Courses/ AP course placement…universal

Integrated courses - Integrated courses make it difficult when
scheduling courses...ie If a student transfers in with Biology, but their
academy integrates this course, then they have to go to a different
academy to take course. Also makes it difficult with the honors track of
students.

FAST class

Transfer students

Schedule changes

Early Grads...can we have more options for seniors for the 4th English
credit

Open Junior/Senior electives to sophomores such as Entre A, Mystery
Suspense and Horror, Psychology, Sociology, ect. if a student is a strong
student.

Courses that need to travel--Possible match with a FAST for students
traveling to business sites.....74 minutes not long enough
Simonsen Bad…
 Simonsen Concerns: (the above is the same, but a few
extra particularly to our building)
 Honors at the same time as higher level math (can't change
because of performing arts classes)
 Really need all math to be all fats or all skinny's
 Feel honors needs to be embedded to open up flexibility in
students schedules
 FAST needs to be more flexible (not just 2 & 4 block) (can't
because of choir, band, orchestra)
 Need more elective choices, especially if students take
PE/Health in summer school
The Ugly…
 Every year is different, so always changing…process is
never the same
 Never a perfect schedule
 Will never schedule a 100% of students scheduled
 Singletons (ex. Band, choir, orchestra)
 FAT/Skinny Classes
 Trying to make ALL happy
Other Ugly Thoughts….
 Having two buildings…sharing teachers and busing
students
 Why we switched from a 4x4 block to a 10 block A/B
schedule
 Academy changes
 Keeping academies equal in number
 Keep sections according to academy
 100 Fine Arts
 200 Business….
 Next year changing to 1111S1BU English I
August
 Compile list of scheduling conflicts from
prior year
 Start academy planning committee
meetings (Asst Secondary Sup.,
principals, head counselors, academy
director, curriculum director, planning and
assessment staff)
 Process for new academy templates
September
 Academy planning committee meets to discuss pathways
(too many?)
 Academy informational night’s at middle schools
 Start skeleton timeline of what enrollment will look like
this year (see form)
 Academy principals update personal plans of study by
pathways (see form)
 Students/Staff traveling between buildings
Jefferson City High School
Academy: Business Management and Technology
Grade
Math
(3.0 credits)
Science
(3.0 credits)
Social Studies
(3.0 credits)
Required
Pathway Courses
9
POC
(Eng I, Citizenship,
Tech 101)
Algebra 1 or
Higher
Physics 1st
POC
(Eng I, Citizenship, Tech 101)

Intro to Business 1.0
10
English II or Honors
English II
Geometry or
Higher
World Bio: (Biology &
World History)
World Bio: (Biology & World
History)

Accounting I 1.0
Algebra II or Higher
Chemistry or
Principles of
Technology

American Commerce
1.5
(US History and Economics)



Comp Applications 0 .5
Accounting II 1.0
Personal Finance or Honors
Personal Finance 0.5

Choose at least one:

Principles of Banking Services 0.5

Real Estate and Investments 0.5
Dual Credit or AP Course
11
12
Language Art
(4.0 credits)
Pathway: Finance
English III
English IV
Business Statistics,
Business Math,
or AP Statistics
Government .5
Recommended
Pathway Electives
Courses shaded in gray are required of this pathway. Core requirements list below may replace a required course. Please
see your counselor for any changes or replacements. DE = Dual Enrollment Course
AP Eng Lang &
Comp D
AP English Lit
English 101 DE
English 102 DE
Pre AP Eng Lit
Electives:
Red &Black)
Yearbook
AP Calculus AB I
AP Calculus AB II DE
AP Calculus BC DE
AP Statistics DE
College Algebra DE
Algebra Topics
Intro To Geometry
Intro to Geometry
Lab
Business Math
AP Physics DE
AP Biology DE
Pre AP Chemistry
College Prep
Physics DE
Principles of Tech I
Principles of Tech II
Human Biology
Intro to Astronomy
Med Phy for Athl
Perf
Ag Sci/Bio
AP
AP
AP
AP
US Govt & Pol DE
Human Geography
Euro History
US History DE

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
Electives:
American Civil War
Revolution and War
The Middle East
The American West
Legislative Seminar
We the People
Geography AAA
Geography N/S America
Psychology
AP Psych DE
Sociology I / Sociology II
Intro to Econ
Military Leadership I DE
Military Leadership II DE

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
2 World Languages
Business Technology .5
Business Law I .5
Entrepreneurship
A & B .5/each
Leadership .5
Business Law I .5
Business Law II .5
Global Business .5
Psychology
Sociology
Required
Credits/
Competencies
CAPSTONE
PROJECT
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PE 1.0
Health .5
Speech .5
Fine Arts
1.0
Personal
Finance .5
Practical Art
1.0
October
 Academy jamboree nights
 Academy selection starts (see form)
 New courses go through approval process
 Updating Academic Planning Guide to update course
descriptions, etc
 PLTW Certification Meetings (3 academies use PLTW)
 MS counselors use MO Connections for interest
inventories survey
November
 Sophomores are finalizing pathways
 Sophomore and Junior updating PPS
 Freshman updating PPS
 Principal/Lead Teacher conversations regarding building
program due to low numbers
December
 Sophomore and Junior updating PPS
 Freshman updating PPS
 Finalizing new enrollment card for academy enrollment
 ALL cards are color coded by academy
 Simonsen cards all the same
 HS cards differ based on academy
January
 Incoming freshman academy placement meeting
 Send letters home about students academy placement
 Sophomore/Junior Enrollment
 Get lists from previous school on sped, study skills,
performing arts, etc
 Application/interviews finalized on NCC programs and
courses
February
 Freshman Enrollment – enroll by academy through
F.A.S.T (similar to an advisory)
 8th Grade Enrollment – enroll by academy (information
goes home for parent approval before turned in)
 Start looking at numbers and number of sections we
need
 Looking at FTE positions
 Parochial Night for incoming freshman
 Take math test, MO Connections and complete enrollment
paperwork
March
 Principal/Head Counselor build skeleton of master
schedule
 What considerations do we look at:
 Singletons
 Performing arts
 Fats and skinny’s
 (refer back to conflicts slide)
 Simonsen build by academy first (consider shared teachers)
 Get input from lead teachers
 Review lead teacher input
 Math placement test for incoming freshman
oard
mplate
April
 Take everything into consideration and start building
master
 Common plan for PLC teams
 Class balance and equal class offering for students
 Coaches and who needs what block off
 HIT run button! 80% or better is GOOD!
 Mail home student requests
 Work on individual schedules as needed
 Lock in sped schedules and performing arts classes
 Sophomore Readiness Night
 Freshman Readiness Night
May…AND through summer
 Make any changes to schedule or students schedules as
needed
Questions???
Contact Info
High School – Carrie Welch
573-659-3063
carrie.welch@jcschools.us
Simonsen – Jaime Marshall
573-659-3129
jaime.marshall@jcschools.us