As I shared in an earlier post, on March 30--following six months of study--the HSST will vote on whether or not to support the trimester schedule concept here at Homestead.
The March 30 vote is what I have often referred to as a "gatekeeper" vote. The vote does not result in action; it does not determine the schedule at Homestead in 2012-2013 and beyond. Instead, it opens or closes the door to future action. If the team rejects the schedule, the process stops. If the team largely supports the schedule, the concept moves forward for further consideration, feedback, and possible action. During the week of April 11, faculty members would cast feedback ballots, expressing their commitment or non-commitment to the trimester concept. Daytime and evening parent meetings would be held to provide information and seek input. Lunchtime student meetings would be held for the same purpose.
In short, the HSST vote is not a final decision about what the schedule will be; it is a decision about what the schedule should be based on the opinions of a group of parents, teachers, students and administrators who have committed to studying schedules since October of 2010.
If the HSST supports the trimester schedule, Eric Dimmitt, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, and I will make a final report to the School Board--which may include a recommendation to adopt the schedule--in May. If that recommendation is made, the School Board will make the final decision about what change, if any, should occur to the bell schedule here at Homestead.
