Lowell keeps arena scheduling
Word of mouth news from my daughter via one of her teachers is that Lowell will retain arena scheduling, with some modifications. The students will pick their fall courses at the end of the school year instead of at the begining of the year &mdassh; not sure what happens with Freshman. And there will be no second round. Any schedule conflicts or problems that cannot be resolved by the student in the one-round arena scheduling will be resolved by staff. Sounds like a win-win compromise.
I do not see any reports on this resolution on-line, there are many unknown details, and I'm getting this 3rd hand — so take this with a grain of salt. I will post an update when I learn more.
I do not see any reports on this resolution on-line, there are many unknown details, and I'm getting this 3rd hand — so take this with a grain of salt. I will post an update when I learn more.
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One of the reasons why the resolution is not online is because the grievance filers kept it on the down low. The students only found out about it after it was introduced at a SSC meeting, and the student representatives spread the news.
Incoming freshmen has never had the chance to pick their own classes; the computer picks their schedule with the student's choice of courses in mind.
Keeping Arena is a victory for Lowell students, and we can only hope that the new principal will respect the wishes of the students.
Eventually I did see a notice about the agreement in the Lowell paper--probably published in May before they did their scheduling. It was not kept quiet for long--how could it be?
I agree that it is a victory to keep arena scheduling. I also think the compromise is very sensible and defuses the more problematic horse trading that happened in the 2nd round. My daughter had a hard time working her schedule out and nearly had to go to the new arbitration / counselor-choice system. In prior years she probably would have gone to round 2, but she managed to work it out on her own.
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