Thirty-Minute Morning Block. 23.8.1 The Thirty-Minute Morning Block shall be defined as the period from 8:10 AM until 8:40 AM for all DCPS schools that operate under a traditional instructional schedule (8:45 AM to 3:15 PM). 23.8.2 The Thirty-Minute Morning Block shall be defined as the thirty (30) minutes prior to a five minute period before the start of the school day for students for all DCPS schools that operate under a non-traditional instructional schedule (anything other than 8:45 AM to 3:15 PM). 23.8.3 Each School shall establish a Morning Block Team (MBT), which shall consist of the Supervisor (or her/his designee), the Building Representative (or her/his designee), the Instructional Coach, all department and grade level chairs, and other Teachers as designated by the Supervisor or the Building Representative. 23.8.4 The MBT shall develop a Morning Block plan and a monthly calendar of the use of the Morning Block that shall be provided to all Teachers. The Morning Block plan shall include schedules, procedures, and substantive details, within the guidelines established below and developed with faculty input. 23.8.5 It is understood that in order to be effective, the use and format of Morning Block must be cooperatively designed by principals and teachers, and both need professional development in facilitation of collaborative planning. 23.8.6 The Morning Block plan shall be available, upon request, to both DCPS and the WTU. 23.8.7 The Morning Block plan shall be consistent with the requirements of a School’s restructuring program or intervention model. 23.8.8 The Morning Block shall be used only for the following purposes: 23.8.8.1 Collaborative planning, which may include: 23.8.8.1.1 Analysis of student data; 23.8.8.1.2 Sharing of best practices; 23.8.8.1.3 Implementation of the DCPS standards-based curricula; 23.8.8.1.4 Alignment of instruction with assessments; and 23.8.8.1.5 Discussion of educational issues. 23.8.8.2 Individual Teacher planning; 23.8.8.3 Recordkeeping; and
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Thirty-Minute Morning Block. 23.8.1 23.8.1. The Thirty-Minute Morning Block shall be defined as the period from 8:10 AM until 8:40 AM for all DCPS schools that operate under a traditional instructional schedule (8:45 AM to 3:15 PM).
23.8.2 23.8.2. The Thirty-Minute Morning Block shall be defined as the thirty (30) minutes prior to a five minute period before the start of the school day for students for all DCPS schools that operate under a non-traditional instructional schedule (anything other than 8:45 AM to 3:15 PM).
23.8.3 23.8.3. Each School shall establish a Morning Block Team (MBT), which shall consist of the Supervisor (or her/his designee), the Building Representative (or her/his designee), the Instructional Coach, all department and grade level chairs, and other Teachers as designated by the Supervisor or the Building Representative.
23.8.4 23.8.4. The MBT shall develop a Morning Block plan and a monthly calendar of the use of the Morning Block that shall be provided to all Teachers. The Morning Block plan shall include schedules, procedures, and substantive details, within the guidelines established below and developed with faculty input.
23.8.5 23.8.5. It is understood that in order to be effective, the use and format of Morning Block must be cooperatively designed by principals and teachers, and both need professional development in facilitation of collaborative planning.
23.8.6 23.8.6. The Morning Block plan shall be available, upon request, to both DCPS and the WTU.
23.8.7 23.8.7. The Morning Block plan shall be consistent with the requirements of a School’s restructuring program or intervention model.
23.8.8 23.8.8. The Morning Block shall be used only for the following purposes:
23.8.8.1 : 23.8.8.1. Collaborative planning, which may include:
23.8.8.1.1 23.8.8.1.1. Analysis of student data;
23.8.8.1.2 ; 23.8.8.1.2. Sharing of best practices;
23.8.8.1.3 Implementation of the DCPS standards-based curricula;
23.8.8.1.4 Alignment of instruction with assessments; and
23.8.8.1.5 Discussion of educational issues.
23.8.8.2 Individual Teacher planning;
23.8.8.3 Recordkeeping; and
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