Media programs and block scheduling

[John and Cathy Conway <conway@LISCO.NET>]

Hello LM_NETers--
Our high school is going to go to block scheduling next year (whether we
are ready or not!) and I am wondering what the experience has been like for
any of you in the same situation. How does the media specialist fit into
the system? I am thinking that there might actually be an increase in
teachers using the library for projects, since longer periods will allow
them more time for different experiences, and perhaps because they will
need to do _something_ to fill up that 90 minutes. But at the same time,
with no more study halls, does the number of students getting a chance to
come to the library decrease? I really don't know what to expect, and I
would like to hear from you. And, I should mention that I am only half-time
in the highschool (325 students), and half time in the middle school. I am
afraid that it will be even more difficult to make my schedule fit what the
teachers want to do than ever.
TIA,

Cathy Conway
Mid-Prairie High School, Wellman, IA
Mid-Prairie Junior High School, Kalona IA
conway@lisco.com

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