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Focusing Improvement Efforts and Establishing School-wide Best Practices

Frank M. Silvia Elementary School Fall River, MA
Creating an instructional focus can be daunting given the immense number of challenges schools face today. Read about how Silvia Elementary used data and formed teams to build support for and develop an instructional focus that cuts across multiple subjects in their expanded day schedule.

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Curriculum Planning Based on Focused Learning Goals

Roxbury Prep Boston, MA
The gift of time has allowed Roxbury Prep to create four periods to math and reading (two in each subject) each day. Read about how the content for these periods differ and how more time allows the school to teach with greater breadth and depth.

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Minimizing Non-Instructional Time

Excel Academy Charter School Boston, MA
Every day, instructional minutes are lost on activities such as transitions, breaks, and checking homework. Read about how Excel develops and teaches routines to minimize lost instructional time, allowing their students to benefit most from an expanded school day.

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Maximizing Time on Task

North Star Academy Newark, NJ
Teachers at North Star plan for every minute of their 60-minute periods. Read about how their detailed lesson plans maximizes time on task, and the support they receive from the school’s leaders to make the most of the school’s expanded day.

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Maximizing Instructional Time

Aspire Port City Academy Stockton, CA
Teachers and administrators at Aspire Port City intentionally develop and teach protocols to minimize non-instructional time. Teachers also use a detailed lesson plan template to plan for each instructional minute to maximize instructional time.

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