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Block scheduling goes district wide
Starting in the fall block scheduling will be instilled in every Des Moines Public School.
Roosevelt Principal Kathy Danielson is optimistic about the change.
“The Roosevelt staff is up to the challenge,” Danielson said.
Danielson says that it is a positive change and that she likes the idea of longer periods. There are some disadvantages but Danielson doesn’t seem to mind.
“I love to call disadvantages challenges,” Danielson said.
Danielson thinks that for the most part this is a good thing for schools.
“It’s a work in progress,” Danielson said.
Principal Doug Wheeler agrees that block scheduling is a good schedule to install in other schools.
“I think that it’s a wonderful system,” Wheeler said.
Wheeler said he likes block because it gives students more time to learn what is being taught, and it also shortens the amount of students in the class so you can get help easier.
“I’m excited that the other schools are going to block and will have the same schedule,” Wheeler said.
Studies have shown that shorter periods benefit students more than longer ones. Des Moines public schools have decided to make this change in order to try to improve grades, decrease discipline issues and save money.
East High junior Alyssa Denning finds some positive things about block. She said block scheduling will cause the greatest shift in her grades.
“I think it will improve them (my grades),” Denning said.