Scheduling Calls for Creativity, Parents Asked to Help

Reynoldsburg Superintendent Tina Thomas-Manning told the school board last week the district needs to "get creative" when it comes to scheduling while still ensuring students get appropriate time for core instruction, electives, lunch and travel to and from school each day.

It's a tall order.

Thomas Manning said parents have complained to her about 30-minute classes and inconsistencies from building to building when it comes to scheduling "special" classes such as music, art and physical education.

She said the problem is fitting those special classes into a school day that in most buildings is 61 percent filled with core academic instruction in subjects such as language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.

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