Change of Schedule Announced: NHS Follows New Schedule Beginning Oct. 5
September 28, 2020
A new schedule will begin for NHS starting Oct. 5 to meet DPI seat-time requirements, according to Principal Brian Wunderlich.
“I worked hard to meet the requirement while keeping the longer window of time in the middle of the day for a needed extended lunch break,” Wunderlich said in a staff email.
Many students and staff met the announcement with hesitance. Mrs. Deb Gauthier, social studies teacher, said, “Considering the current situation, one would think that the Department of Education would allow us to meet the needs of our students in the ways we think are best, and adding more time to our day isn’t the best.”
“Three hours is already long enough,” in-person junior Adriana Laughrin said.
Others take a more understanding approach: “The change in the bell schedule might negatively affect some students because they have to rework their schedules… but I also understand that these changes are necessary,” Lauren Sturgell, in-person junior, said.
Social Studies teacher Mr. Eric Thiede offers the following insight: “I’d be curious how a district that is totally virtual counts their minutes versus all of the in-person instruction time we’ve had this year so far. But like all changes, we will get used to it eventually, I suppose.”
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Matt Keberlein • Oct 26, 2020 at 4:02 PM
In my opinion, this is a very strange thing for the DPI to enforce. It is true that the DPI can track online seat minutes, however, it is not true that those minutes are accurate. In an in-person situation, it is extremely unlikely for students to simply get up and leave their seats to go do other things, in an online school, students can simply leave their Chromebooks on or open, therefore online seat minutes cannot be considered anywhere near accurate. If other schools are online, seat minutes should not be a concern of the DPI, especially considering the other events in today’s environment.
Kiana Valeri • Oct 26, 2020 at 12:59 PM
I never thought I would like this schedule change, however, the administration has build it to run smoothly which helps me as a student not forget what class that I have.