McMahon Operational Plan SY2017-2018
School Operational Plan
McMahon School – SY 2017-2018
Student Schedule
| Mon – Fri | |
| Start Time(1) | 7:40 a.m. |
| End Time(2) | 2:45 p.m. |
Total Elementary/Middle School Hours: 1275 hours per year
Exceptions
Our student calendar follows the HPS calendar. Note that one of 10 professional learning days will be on January 15, 2018 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Teacher Schedule
Actual Schedule (Include all scheduled time outside of the student learning day; this includes entry/dismissal, collaboration, staff meetings, etc.
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | |
| Arrival | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 | 7:30 |
| Dismissal | 2:50 | 4:55 | 2:50 | 2:50 | 2:50 |
Accounting for the Time
| Category | Length of Time per Session | Frequency | Total Time Per Year | Notes/Details/Dates |
| Collaboration | 2 hours, 5 minutes
Tuesday afternoons from 2:50 to 4:55 |
35 days @ 2 hours, 5 minutes
each |
73 hours | *Tuesday afternoons from 2:50 to 4:55 weekly for faculty
*Collaboration time begins at 2:55 p.m. 2:50-2:55 is for transition from duty to collaboration |
| Faculty Meetings | 1 hour, 5 minutes
Monday afternoons from 2:50 to 3:55 |
11 days @ 1 hour, 5 minutes each | 12 hours | 9/25, 10/23, 11/27, 12/18, 1/22, 2/12, 3/12, 4/9 (MCAS), 4/30, 5/21, 6/11
*Staff Meetings begin at 2:55 p.m. 2:50-2:55 is for transition from duty to meeting |
| Arrival Duty | 10 minutes | 180 days | 30 hours | From 7:30 to 7:40 daily |
| Dismissal Duty | 5 minutes | 180 days | 15 hours | From 2:45 to 2:50 daily |
| Open House | 3 Hours (4:30-7:30 p.m.) | 1 Day | 3 Hours | Thursday 9/21
Staff – 4:30 to 7:30 Families – 5:00 to 7:00 5 to 5:30 Dessert 5:30 to 6:00 State of McMahon Address 6:00 to 7:00 classroom visits |
| 4 School Scheduled PD Days | 7.0 Hours
(8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) |
4 Days | 28 Hours | 8/22, 8/23, 1/15 (MLK day), 6/15 (or the day after the last day of school, depending on snow days) 7 hours each |
| 6 Scheduled PD Days | 7.5 Hours | 6 Days | 45 Hours | 8/24, 8/25, 8/28, 11/7, 1/2, 3/19 |
| Category | Length of Time per Session | Frequency | Total Time Per Year | Notes/Details/Dates |
| PT Conferences | 4 Hours, 5 minutes
2:50 to 6:55 p.m. |
1 Day | 4 Hours, 5 minutes | 11/8
Schedule 10 minute conferences |
| Family Engagement Nights | 2.5 Hours | 3 Nights | 7 Hours, 30 minutes | Faculty – 5:00 to 7:30
Families – 5:30 to 7:00 Paraprofessionals are encouraged but not required to attend. 10/12/2017- 5:00-7:30 Harvest Festival of Learning 1/18/2018- 5:00-7:30 Winter Learning Spectacular 3/8/2018- 5:00-7:30 McMahon March Madness |
| End of the year Student Activity | 1 Hour each | 2 Days | 2 Hours | 4/26 Planning
5/24 Organization |
| EOY Data Review | 1 Hour | 1 Day | 1 Hour | 5/31
Reflection of student progress and Development of Class Lists |
| At teacher discretion | 0- 24 hours | Time for faculty to ready for Report Card Grades, Parent Teacher Conferences, Open House, Family Engagement Nights, Spring Showcase events etc. | ||
| TOTAL TIME | 221
-245 hours |
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| PLCs
(*Embedded within the school day) |
1 hour | Every week (37) | 37 Hours | Teachers will meet 1 hour every Wednesday, every week during their Specials Block
PreK-K 8:55-9:55 1 – 2 12:45-1:45 3-4 9:55-10:55 5-6 1:45-2:45 7-8 7:55-8:55 |
| Spring Showcase
(*Embedded within the school day) |
2 Hours | 1 Day | 2 Hours | 5/31- 12:30-2:30
(*Embedded within the school day) |
3 Total time may not exceed 245 hours, unless teachers are compensated according to the HPS Professional Compensation Structure or Morgan Professional Compensation Structure.
- Weekly Collaboration by having a 7-hr 5 min day: 2 hours per week, 80 hours per year
- “Up to 90 hours” for additional responsibilities: 90 hours per year
- 6 Scheduled PD days: 7.5 hours x 6 days = 45 hours
- 4 School-Scheduled PD days: 7.5 hours x 4 days = 30 hours
ES/MS Paraprofessional Time
Typical Schedule
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | |
| Start Time | 7:35 a.m. | 7:35 a.m. | 7:35 a.m. | 7:35 a.m. | 7:35 a.m. |
| End Time | 2:55 p.m. | 3:45 p.m. | 2:55 p.m. | 2:55 p.m. | 2:55 p.m. |
3 Paraprofessionals will be included in 45 min – 2 hours per week for collaboration. (School choice on how much.) McMahon School = 50 minutes of collaboration time every Tuesday from 2:55 to 3:45 p.m.
4 Most elementary and middle school paraprofessionals work 37.5 hours per week. Morgan paraprofessionals work 40 hours per week.
5 School leaders are allowed to stagger paraprofessional schedules, assuming students’ needs and IEPs are met, and that paras can participate in at least 45 min per week of collaboration.
