Middle+School+Schedule

Source: Mark Ippolito, LVMS Principal, December 5, 2008

Sixth Grade //** ||  2007-2008   ||   ||   ||   || **   2008-2009   ** ||   ||   ||   ||   || Class Length || //  Avg. Weekly // || //  Total Annual // || //  Class Length // || //  Avg. Weekly // || //  Total Annual // |||| **//  Net Annual Difference //** || (minutes) // || //  (minutes) // || //  (minutes) // || //  (minutes) // || //  (minutes) // || //  (minutes) // || **//  (minutes) //** || **//  (hours) //** || Math // ||  76   ||   380   ||   15200   ||   63   ||   252   || **   10080   ** || **//   5120.00   //** || **//   85.33   //** || LAL // ||  76   ||   380   ||   15200   ||   63   ||   252   || **   10080   ** || **//   5120.00   //** || **//   85.33   //** || Science // ||  76   ||   152   ||   5472   ||   63   ||   252   || **   10080   ** || **//   4608.00   //** || **//   76.80   //** || S/S // ||  76   ||   152   ||   5472   ||   63   ||   252   || **   10080   ** || **//   4608.00   //** || **//   76.80   //** || WL   // || 76  ||   380   ||   2736   ||   40   ||   200   || **   2400   ** || **//   336.00   //** || **//   5.60   //** || Seventh & Eighth Grade //** ||  2007-2008   ||   ||   ||   || **   2008-2009   ** ||   ||   ||   ||   || Avg. Weekly // |||| //  Total Annual // || //  Avg. Weekly // || //  Total Annual // |||| **//  Net Annual Difference //** || (minutes) // || //  (minutes) // ||  || //   (minutes) // || //  (minutes) // || **//  (minutes) //** || **//  (hours) //** || Math // ||  42   ||   210   ||   8400   ||   63   ||   252   || **//   10080   //** || **   1680   ** || **//   28   //** || LAL // ||  42   ||   210   ||   8400   ||   63   ||   252   || **//   10080   //** || **   1680   ** || **//   28   //** || Science // ||  42   ||   210   ||   8400   ||   63   ||   252   || **//   10080   //** || **   1680   ** || **   28   ** || S/S // ||  42   ||   210   ||   8400   ||   63   ||   252   || **//   10080   //** || **   1680   ** || **//   28   //** || WL   // || 42  ||   210   ||   8400   ||   63   ||   252   || **//   10080   //** || **   1680   ** || **   28   ** ||

Mr. Ippolito was gracious to give me this information early this morning so that we can clarify the data about the time spent for math last year and this year. He pointed out that grades 7 and 8 have had **increased** time for math instruction this year. He also pointed out that last year 6th grade was over-programmed for minutes of math instruction compared with other subject areas. Please feel free to add to this discussion based on this concrete information about the schedules.