Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, the Savannah-Chatham County Board of Education has approved for all high schools to use a Block 8 A/B Schedule.  High school students will enroll in 8 classes which meet throughout the school year on an alternating day basis - with 4 courses on the "A" days, and 4 courses on the "B" days.  This allows students to potentially earn 8 credits per year, for a total of 32 units during the 4 years of high school. 

Advantages of a common high school block schedule include:

·        Enhancing use of common instructional pacing and assessments.

·        Common planning time for teachers to collaborate professionally as they ensure that the most effective teaching strategies are applied.

·        Providing time within the school day for scheduling of student support, as needed, to ensure better achievement of rigorous courses.

·        Better serving students who move within the district.

·        Giving all students the opportunity to earn more credits and meet the more rigorous graduation regulation.

·        Allowing students to take career pathway courses on alternate days at the Woodville – Tompkins Career Institute.

The following three part presentation was developed by Curriculum & Instruction as a resource to schools on how the 90 minute instructional period of time can be used effectively. A multimedia content option will appear after clicking the video screen for each part. Be sure to select Play the multimedia content and add this document to my list of trusted documents.

Part 1 (PDF - 2.69 MB)

Part 2 (PDF - 3.14 MB)

Part 3 (PDF - 3.34 MB)