School Structure Working Group

structure of the school day (the length of the day, and the proportion of the school day devoted to Judaic and to General Studies subjects, block scheduling),

models of teaching and staffing (organization into teams or departments), career ladder,

educational approaches such as constructivism, differentiated instruction, multiple intelligences, and Understanding by Design,

“tracking”/ elective-based approach-- by intensity/denominations

professional development opportunities.

Ezra Stieglitz, Chair

Larry Katz

Alan Krinsky

Penney Stein

Bill McCarthy

Bill Prescott

Howard Tinberg

Met August 10th and 27th

September 16th

Work has also been conducted through e-mail.

On hiatus pending report from Dani re: visits to other schools

Will next meet in January