block scheduling

[Wendy Lambert <wlambert@IAG.NET>]

Greetings fellow LM_NET-ters,
I am seeking information about research done on the
value (or lack thereof) of block scheduling at the
high school level. I am at a school that has used
"double block" scheduling for 8 years now. Classes are
100 minutes long and meet every other day. No one here
has ever made an effort to determine if this schedule
is actually beneficial to student achievement.
I had heard that one entire county in Florida has done
away with block scheduling which made me think that
some research had been done.
I am seeking research-based information because the
faculty here is going to be surveyed, and I believe
that they need solid information upon which to base
their decisions/input.
Time is of the essence, so I would greatly appreciate
your contacting me directly at your earliest
convenience!
Thanks in advance!

Wendy Lambert
Library Information Specialist
Poinciana High School
2300 S. Poinciana Blvd.
Kissimmee, FL 34758
407.870.4860 ext 241
lambertw@osceola.k12.fl.us
"Only the educated are free."
Epictitus, in Discourses.

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