How to Build the Master Schedule in 10 Easy Steps: A Guide for Secondary School Administrators

by Steven S. Kussin

Overview

Offers a practical approach for creating a master schedule and features sample forms, worksheets, anecdotes, and mini case studies throughout, plus exercises that demonstrate each step.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412955911
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/23/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Steven S. Kussin is Adjunct Professor in the School of Communications at Hofstra University and has taught at New York University and C.W. Post College as well. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University, his Master of Science from Brooklyn College, and his Ph D from New York University. He has been an educator for thirty-seven years, including twenty-one years as a high school principal. 

Dr. Kussin has been building master schedules for more than thirty years. In addition to running workshops on “How To Build the Master Schedule” throughout the greater New York metropolitan area, he serves as an education consultant to a number of school districts. Since 2006, he has been writing a weekly column on education titled the “Principal’s Office.” It appears in the Herald newspaper chain on Long Island.

Dr. Kussin resides in Merrick, Long Island, New York, with his wife of thirty-five years, Sharyn, who was a Spanish teacher in New York City. The couple has three sons: Todd, Eric, and Lonnie (all of whom attended Cornell). Todd and his wife Alyssa are the parents of Rebecca Hayley. In his spare time, Kussin likes being “Grandpa,” volunteering for several community causes, playing the piano, and writing. He is currently completing a novel which he plans to turn into a screenplay.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Author
Author’s Note
Introduction
1. Step #1: Plan It – The Curriculum Development Stage
2. Step #2: Package It – Four Steps for Preparing the Scheduling Materials
3. Step #3: Market It – Reaching Out to the Students and Parents
4. Step #4: Count ‘Em Up – Determining Tallies, Sections, and Staff
5. Step #5: Spot Trouble – The Conflict Matrix
6. Step #6: Build It – Construction of the Master Schedule
7. Step #7: Test It – Computer Simulation
8. Step #8: Load It – Three Methods for Loading Students Into the Schedule
9. Step #9: Adjust It – Mop of End-of-Year Changes
10. Step #10: Refine It – The Final Touch
11. Final Word
Resource A: 10-Step Review
Resource B: 10-Step Review by School Year Month
Resource C: 10-Step Review by Document

Editorial Reviews

"This book is an incredibly valuable resource to anyone involved in building a master schedule. The author provides a comprehensive description of the processes involved and makes the reader aware of what needs to be considered and done throughout the process. An outstanding book! "

Robert Blake

“All secondary schools—urban, suburban, or rural, large or small—should have this book on hand as they begin the scheduling process. It is an excellent resource and helpful to everyone, even those of us who have been building master schedules for years. I give it two thumbs up!”

Judy Brunner

"Well structured, very practical, very easy to read, very relevant to school administrators, and very accessible to a national audience. "

Michelle Tichy