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Please check this page every wednesday Fill inherent expectations by recess Tuesday week 8  **MCIP** - I think we should have a Wednesday program on which everyone does a program that is done on that day. This could be community studies or VET or whatever. It would eliminate the problems with VET students. The other thing, if there are not enough lines, the program could run lessons 3-6, and VET students could be precluded from choosing subjects on those two lines that run in the morning. This would not be a problem if the subjets were common enough to be offered on other lines.
 * THEREFORE: **
 * I NEED YOUR FEEDBACK, at Monday’s faculty meeting, regarding the current timetable. (Concerns, issues, things that are causing you stress etc)**

I think the starting and finishing times are an issue. It is a waste of time when 3 days a week the kids are left for 15 mins in a bus out the front!

I have attached something I have been nutting out. It is only a starting point and would meet with a great deal of opposition - but what wouldn't!


 * SKET -** I haven't looked at the timetable yet, but I agree that our current timetable is not working as we do not see the students enough to adequately cover content. Yr 12 tutorials are an excuse for students to stay at home, yet this is really a time for students to come in for feedback on assignments. Students don't turn up, but then expect teachers to take a draft and effectively mark it for them at whatever time (which is not necessarily any more convenient for the teacher).

Some of our cooking courses could be run as a Wednesday program.

 I will be available **MCIP, SKET
 * AND **
 * Are we all going to be available for an extra ordinary meeting on Thursday next week?