[LM_NET] Elem: Scheduling Amunition--TARGET

[Robert Joyce <robert@GCRONLINE.COM>]

I am seeking reasons/justification/advantages (even dis if any)/  for a 
change in my elementary school schedule.  Here is my situation:

1. preK-5 / 2 or 3 teachers each grade = 15 teachers in my class  load
2. I am teacher planning to get common planning time among the grade levels
3. Week A / Week B schedule.
4. Other resource specialists include WEEK A:  LMS, PE, Guidance / Week B 
same as Week A but add Music ( I don't think guidance has classes on week B 
so scractch him. So on any given week 3 specialists offer teacher planning
5. Non class duties written in/on current schedule include  4 / 30 min 
periods when I am assisting classes in techn lab along with teacher a.k.a. 
remediation; various times for LIBRARY DUTIES/AR for 2 grades at one time; 
LIBRARY DUTIES; OPEN FOR RESEARCH BY SCHEDULE; PLANNING each day; MORNING 
DUTIES such as car rider duty.
6. I see each class once a week for circulation ( "check in/check out") 
followed by seeing  1/2 of each grade each week for instruction which I call 
"information literacy" ; pre-K comes once a week only. This gives me 21 
classes weekly.
7. 40 minutes for both purposes/ each class

I want to drop the extra or as some define  as "call back" time which in my 
schedule is the instruction time called "information literacy" and have the 
usual once a week visit.  Due to a small school, that opens up 6 slots and 
you know how principals can  plug in  duties much worse than what I had.

I know ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL  about the slots opening up collaboration 
opportunities so no real reason to go there.    I need some other reasons 
for deleting the instruction periods.

#####   Also, reasons are needed  for keeping the once a week visit for 
circulation ONLY  and not doing any teaching at that time as is the case in 
most once a week visits.   Too brisk and too much to fill one 40-45 minute 
period.  OR should the the weekly visit time increase if principal will 
agree to my request but want instruction to occur in the weekly visit? ( 
compromise)

I will appreciate all and any of your ideas, wisdom, suggestions, and 
persuasive, proven tips.

Thanks a BUNCH !

Robert Joyce
School Librarian / Library Media Specialist
Virginia---Pittsylvania County
robert@gcronline.com

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