Description
One of the most time-consuming and context-specific tasks for school leaders and school planning committees is the creation of the master schedule. Through 10 straightforward steps, How to Build the Master Schedule in 10 Easy Steps helps demystify the process and give readers a plan for the school year, whether planning around a September-June calendar or an August-May calendar, and within an eight-period day or a nine-period day. Steven S. Kussin is Adjunct Professor in the School of Communications at Hofstra University and has taught at New York University and C.W. Post College as well. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University, his Master of Science from Brooklyn College, and his PhD from New York University. He has been an educator forthirty-seven years, includingtwenty-one years as a high school principal. Dr. Kussin has been building master schedules for more thanthirty years. In addition to running workshops on “How To Build the Master Schedule” throughout the greater New York metropolitan area, he serves as an education consultant to a number of school districts. Since 2006, he has been writing a weekly column on education titled the “Principal’s Office.”It appears in the Herald newspaper chain on Long Island. Dr. Kussin resides in Merrick, Long Island, New York, with his wife ofthirty-five years, Sharyn, who was a Spanish teacher in New York City. The couple has three sons: Todd, Eric, and Lonnie (all of whom attended Cornell). Todd and his wife Alyssa are the parents of Rebecca Hayley. In his spare time,Kussin likes being “Grandpa,” volunteering for several community causes, playing the piano, and writing. He is currently completing a novel which he plans to turn into a screenplay. Acknowledgments About the Author Author’s Note Introduction 1. Step #1: Plan It – The Curriculum Development Stage 2. Step #2: Package It – Four Steps for Preparing the Scheduling Materials 3. Step #3: Market It – Reaching Out to the Students and Parents 4. Step #4: Count ‘Em Up – Determining Tallies, Sections, and Staff 5. Step #5: Spot Trouble – The Conflict Matrix 6. Step #6: Build It – Construction of the Master Schedule 7. Step #7: Test It – Computer Simulation 8. Step #8: Load It – Three Methods for Loading Students Into the Schedule 9. Step #9: Adjust It – Mop of End-of-Year Changes 10. Step #10: Refine It – The Final Touch 11. Final Word Resource A: 10-Step Review Resource B: 10-Step Review by School Year Month Resource C: 10-Step Review by Document
