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Chesapeake to pilot new block schedule at 3 middle schools next year

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Chesapeake Public Schools is piloting a new modified block schedule at Hickory, Oscar Smith and Western Branch middle schools next year. The goal is to maximize instructional time and improve student performance. The schedule is a hybrid of the traditional bell schedule and an A/B block schedule.

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The Virginian Pilot

Chesapeake to pilot new block schedule at 3 middle schools next year

On Mondays, students will have seven, 45-minute periods to ease into the school week and set goals. For the rest of the week, students will have two, 90-minute block periods each day, alternating the four core subjects of math, English, science and social studies. The remaining time will be filled with 50-minute classes such as physical education, art, music and other non-core subjects. School start and end times will not change.

1 year ago·Norfolk, United States

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