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Appendix B: Detailed Schedule for Review Panel School Site Visit

The times specified on the following schedule were adjusted slightly to align with the daily schedule and practices in each of the schools being reviewed.

Day 1
12:00-1:00 p.m. Team meets for the first time to discuss each panelist's individual analysis; team forms preliminary judgments on key questions. [likely location: hotel]
1:00-2:00 p.m. Panelists meet with the district Superintendent (and Assistant Superintendent, if appropriate). [likely location: hotel]
2:30-3:30 p.m. Panelists meet with Principal (and one other school-based individual, if appropriate). [likely location: the school]
4:00-7:00 p.m. Panelists synthesize findings, form judgments, prepare questions, and develop a team strategy for Day 2 of the review. [likely location: hotel]


Day 2 : All activities take place in the school
7:30-8:00 a.m. Panelists meet with the Principal
8:00-8:30 a.m. Panelists meet with the School Council
8:30-9:00 a.m. Panelists meet with parents and students
Panelist A Panelist B Panelist C Panelist D
Student Focus Group Student Focus Group Parent Focus Group Parent Focus Group
9:00-11:00 a.m. Classroom observations and teacher interviews*
 Panelist APanelist BPanelist CPanelist D
9-10 a.m.Observe teacher 1 and teacher 2Observe teacher 3 and teacher 4 Observe teacher 5 and teacher 6 Observe teacher 7 and teacher 8
10-11 a.m.Interview teacher 1 and teacher 2 individually Interview teacher 3 and teacher 4 individually Interview teacher 5 and teacher 6 individually Interview teacher 7 and teacher 8 individually
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Panelists meet to discuss findings so far and to plan the remainder of the day (working lunch)
12:30-1:00 p.m. Panelists use time as needed to analyze findings and to gather more information; panelists are encouraged to roam the entire school and visit classrooms not yet seen.
1:00-2:00 p.m. Panelists meet with teachers in groups*; consultant co-chair is free to work on report
 Panelist APanelist B Panelist C Panelist D
1:00-1:30Teacher Focus Group 1Teacher Focus Group 3
1:30-2:00Teacher Focus Group 2Teacher Focus Group 4
2:00-2:30 p.m. Closing meeting with the principal to discuss next steps (all panelists are present)
2:30-5:00 p.m. Panelists deliberate and form conclusions

Please inform all school faculty and students that Review Panel members will be visiting a cross-section of classrooms during the site visit. The selection of classrooms will be determined mutually by the Panel Review Coordinator and the Principal using the staff directory information provided by the school. All faculty members are asked to be prepared to accommodate a visitor on the morning of the site visit. Panel members will make every effort to minimize the disruption of planned classroom activities.



last updated: December 12, 2001
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