DMGroup Spotlight on Strategic Secondary Scheduling

For two decades, DMGroup has partnered with school districts nationwide to help school and district leaders create best-in-class secondary schedules.

We do this both through our consulting services and our secondary scheduling professional development program.

Our methodical, structured approach of setting priorities, managing course offerings precisely and strategically, maximizing the time and talent of teachers and staff, and maximizing student time enable schools and districts to build high-impact middle and high school schedules that are aligned with student needs while increasing student learning and ensuring equity.?

Read this Spotlight to learn more about our secondary scheduling expertise.

DMGroup’s Strategic Approach to Secondary Scheduling

DMGroup's secondary schedule design follows a structured process that includes:

• Working with teams to set a clear vision for teaching and learning and align the scheduling processes to goals and priorities
• Analyzing the financial, staffing, and course efficiency of current schedules, including a review of the equity of offerings and incorporation of student voice and choice

• Recommendations for scheduling alternatives
• Facilitation of a change management process to help build buy-in for recommended changes.Interested in learning more about our secondary scheduling consulting support? Please contact us to discuss how we can best support you.

CASE STUDY: Powerful Improvements Through Secondary Scheduling at Columbia Public Schools (MO)?

As part of their efforts to better serve secondary students and make the best use of resources, Columbia Public Schools (MO) engaged DMGroup to evaluate schedules at six middle schools and four high schools.

There are so many more moving parts with secondary scheduling. While it feels like there may be some opportunities to increase efficiencies, we don’t know quite how to go about targeting them.

Heather McArthur, Chief Financial Officer at Columbia Public Schools (MO)?

DMGroup ran in-depth qualitative and qualitative analyses to assess:?

• How students and teachers spend their time
• What courses are offered
• How the staff is allocated
• Are the district’s priorities reflected in current schedules

Guided by initial data exploration, the team further analyzed access to core instruction, extra-time intervention, teacher collaboration, and class size.?

Read the case study to learn more about DMGroup's findings and recommended strategies to strengthen instruction, maximize opportunities for intervention, and increase equity at Columbia Public Schools.

READ THE CASE STUDY

NOW ENROLLING: Spring 2024 Secondary Scheduling Institute?

Join us for DMGroup’s Secondary Scheduling Institute, an in-depth, virtual professional development program designed to build the capacity of district and school leaders to design best-in-class middle and high school schedules. The Spring Institute kicks off on January 30th.

The institute is intended for:

• Secondary school principals, assistant principals, and their scheduling teams (e.g., counselors and teachers)
• District leaders involved in the scheduling processLEARN MORE AND REGISTER

Our Programs and Events - Register Now!?

• Free webinar: Using Academic-ROI Methodology to Budget More Strategically - December 14, 2023 at 1 pm EST
• Professional Development: Secondary Scheduling Institute - Jan 30 - March 19, 2024
• Professional Development: Academic Return on Investment (A-ROI) Institute - March 12 - April 23, 2024