Comments on: Pink Slip UPDATE! http://www.albanyhighcougar.com/articles/pink-slip-update The Cougar Online is the online companion to the printed version of The AHS Cougar, the school newspaper of Albany High School. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Jacob http://www.albanyhighcougar.com/articles/pink-slip-update/comment-page-1#comment-29459 Jacob Sun, 03 May 2009 05:49:10 +0000 http://albanyhighcougar.com/?p=2254#comment-29459 Our district, like many others, is struggling to pay for all the expenses. Paying those teachers who would teach a 7th period day is a large expense. By enacting a 6 period day, the district would save significant amounts of money. This does not only affect those students who desire to take a 7 period day. Even students who only want to take 6 periods have less of a chance of receiving the classes they requested because there are fewer sections of the class available. However, the only the way the district can count the 7th period as part of the amount of school instruction minutes is if AHS can guarantee that each student will be allowed to take a 7th if desired. Therefore, a 6 period day, if that was the case for next year, would enact longer school days to compensate for the loss of minutes from cutting the 7th period. From what I understand, to compensate for the loss of a 7th period, some students, such as those in music, will be offered the opportunity to take a 0 period class. This is primarily for students whose schedules demand a 7 period day. As I said in the article, this is only a possibility and much is still unclear about next year. Our district, like many others, is struggling to pay for all the expenses. Paying those teachers who would teach a 7th period day is a large expense. By enacting a 6 period day, the district would save significant amounts of money. This does not only affect those students who desire to take a 7 period day. Even students who only want to take 6 periods have less of a chance of receiving the classes they requested because there are fewer sections of the class available.

However, the only the way the district can count the 7th period as part of the amount of school instruction minutes is if AHS can guarantee that each student will be allowed to take a 7th if desired. Therefore, a 6 period day, if that was the case for next year, would enact longer school days to compensate for the loss of minutes from cutting the 7th period.

From what I understand, to compensate for the loss of a 7th period, some students, such as those in music, will be offered the opportunity to take a 0 period class. This is primarily for students whose schedules demand a 7 period day.

As I said in the article, this is only a possibility and much is still unclear about next year.

]]> By: yo http://www.albanyhighcougar.com/articles/pink-slip-update/comment-page-1#comment-28430 yo Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:36:39 +0000 http://albanyhighcougar.com/?p=2254#comment-28430 still don't get how the budget cut will affect our seven-period day. Is it 1 less period = less school time? Cause i heard there was a 0 period. still 7 periods... still don’t get how the budget cut will affect our seven-period day. Is it 1 less period = less school time? Cause i heard there was a 0 period. still 7 periods…

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