Calendar and Bell Schedule - Attendance Requirements
College-Ready Academy High School #5 will operate on a 190-day single-track non year-round schedule and will provide up to 20 days of extended learning time including after school, Saturdays, and during the summer.
Calendar
| Begining Date |
Ending Date
Last Day |
Holidays and Breaks |
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Instruction Begins
Monday,
Aug. 31, 2009 |
Instruction
Ends
Friday,
June 25, 2010
*Summer Session
(120 Hours) |
Labor Day
Veterans’ Day
Thanksgiving
Winter Break
Martin L. King Day
Presidents Day
Spring Break
Memorial Day |
9/7/09
11/09/09
11/26 & 11/27/09
12/21/09 - 1/1/10
1/18/10
2/15/10
3/29-4/2/10
5/31/10 |
11/10/09, 02/08/10, 5/3/10
Pupil Free Days |
The school instructional day will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 3:45 p.m., for a total of 400 instructional minutes per day. Extended learning time will be scheduled after school, on Saturdays or during the summer for special needs and intervention support. College-Ready Academy High School #5 will submit a Daily Schedule to LAUSD annually by November.
Daily Schedule 2009-2010
| Mondays and Thursdays (Odd # Periods) |
Instructional Periods
120 minutes per class
40 minute advisory |
Minutes Daily
400 |
| Advisory |
8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. |
40 + 5 |
| Period 1 |
8:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
120 |
| Nutrition |
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. |
20 + 5 |
| Period 3 |
11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. |
120 |
| Lunch |
1:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. |
30 + 5 |
| Period 5 |
1:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
120 |
Wednesdays
Shortened Day
Professional Development
|
Instructional Periods
50 minutes per class
No advisory |
Minutes Daily
300 |
| Prof. Development |
7:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. |
120 |
| Nutrition |
9:20 a.m. |
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| Period 1 |
9:50 a.m. – 10:44 a.m. |
54 |
| Period 2 |
10:44 a.m. – 11:38 a.m. |
54 |
| Period 3 |
11:38 p.m – 12:31 p.m. |
53 |
| Lunch |
12:31 p.m. – 1:01 p.m. |
30 + 5 |
| Period 4 |
1:06 p.m. – 1:59 p.m. |
53 |
| Period 5 |
1:59 p.m. – 2:52 p.m. |
53 |
| Period 6 |
2:52 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
53 |
| Tuesdays and Fridays (Even # Periods) |
Instructional Periods
120 minutes per class
40 minute advisory |
Minutes Daily
400 |
| Advisory |
8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. |
40 + 5 |
| Period 2 |
8:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
120 |
| Nutrition |
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. |
20 + 5 |
| Period 4 |
11:10 a.m. - 1:10 p.m. |
120 |
| Lunch |
1:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. |
30 + 5 |
| Period 6 |
1:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
120 |
Guiding Principles
Minimize teacher: student contacts
- 125 students per team
- 75 students per teacher, per regular day in core content classes
Increase instructional time
- 120 minutes per core instructional period
Personalized learning through:
- Regular structured advisory groups (4x per wk)
- Smaller class size (25:1)
Provide consistent time for teacher planning and professional development.
- Daily conference period per teacher
- Weekly professional development 2 hours each Wednesday
- Academic Electives provide time for accelerated learning or enrichment
NOTE:
- 25 class size using PE. Conference periods need to scheduled to coincide with PE
- Weekly Professional Development provides time for team, curricular, or total school learning community development.
- Students in English Immersion will receive instruction using sheltered English strategies within English courses.
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