Next fall, IHS launches its long block schedule.

Long block isn't just a schedule change, it's an opportunity for transformation in teaching and learning.

Updating the classroom furniture supports the varied and active instruction that makes long periods work.

Irvington High School offers a strong education. But the classrooms don't reflect that.

There's a pattern families notice and rarely say out loud: kids move up through Irvington's schools and then hit the high school, where the classrooms are the oldest and most outdated in the district. Fixed desks in rows, the same setup that's been there for decades.

That's about to matter more than ever.

Next fall, Irvington High launches long block scheduling, a significant and long anticipated commitment to deeper, more meaningful learning. Eighty minute periods open up possibilities that a traditional 45 minute schedule simply can't. The new instructional opportunities require class rooms that can support it.

Our teachers are ready. The curriculum is ready. The classrooms aren't.

Modular furniture allows the room to shift from discussion circle to small group work to student presentation within a single period, without losing a beat.

Neighboring districts and private schools in our area already teach this way. It's clear best practice. shows in how students carry themselves, how naturally they collaborate, how seriously they engage with their own learning.

Irvington families hold their schools to a high standard, and we should. This investment ensures the high school finally looks and feels like it belongs to that same standard.

Last year the IEF funded 2 pilot classrooms, we need to do X more.

District funding is tight, on that timeline it will be 3 - 6 years to get these classrooms updated.

With parent support, which the district will match, we can get there over the next 2 years.

Long Block Classroom Innovation

Irvington High School Classrooms Need An Upgrade

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