How to Build the Master Schedule in 10 Easy Steps: A Guide for Secondary School Administrators [Paperback]

Offers a practical approach for creating a master schedule and features sample forms, worksheets, anecdotes, and mini case studies throughout, plus exercises that demonstrate each step.Offers a practical approach for creating a master schedule and features sample forms, worksheets, anecdotes, and mini case studies throughout, plus exercises that demonstrate each step. This book is an incredibly valuable resource to anyone involved in building a master schedule. The author provides a comprehensive description of the processes involved and makes the reader aware of what needs to be considered and done throughout the process. An outstanding book! All secondary schoolsurban, suburban, or rural, large or smallshould have this book on hand as they begin the scheduling process. It is an excellent resource and helpful to everyone, even those of us who have been building master schedules for years. I give it two thumbs up! Well structured, very practical, very easy to read, very relevant to school administrators, and very accessible to a national audience. Acknowledgments
About the Author
Authors 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: 10l€