Robert Brower is a superintendent for the North Montgomery Community School Corporation in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Brower is also a consultant and presenter for many educational issues including: trimester scheduling, discipline in schools, the extended period, leadership topics, and decision-making philosophy.Colleen Moran is an assistant superintendent for the North Montgomery Community School Corporation in Crawfordsville, Indiana. She has also served as the associate director of the Indiana Principal Leadership Academy and currently teaches courses within the educational leadership masters program at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This is an excellent, practical guide on implementing an effective school scheduling reform model. The authors' experiences in developing the trimester schedule will assist any school administrator through the journey of improvement and change.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 A Brief Review of the Literature on Various Scheduling ModelsChapter 3 Why Change?Chapter 4 Beginning the Process of Transitioning to the TrimesterChapter 5 Dealing with NaysayersChapter 6 Challenges and Pitfalls to ConsiderChapter 7 The Nuts and Bolts of Secondary Trimester ScheduleChapter 8 Frequently Asked QuestionsChapter 9 Case StudiesChapter 10 Conclusion

Robert Brower is a superintendent for the North Montgomery Community School Corporation in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Brower is also a consultant and presenter for many educational issues including: trimester scheduling, discipline in schools, the extended period, leadership topics, and decision-making philosophy.Colleen Moran is an assistant superintendent for the North Montgomery Community School Corporation in Crawfordsville, Indiana. She has also served as the associate director of the Indiana Principal Leadership Academy and currently teaches courses within the educational leadership masters program at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This is an excellent, practical guide on implementing an effective school scheduling reform model. The authors' experiences in developing the trimester schedule will assist any school administrator through the journey of improvement and change.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 A Brief Review of the Literature on Various Scheduling ModelsChapter 3 Why Change?Chapter 4 Beginning the Process of Transitioning to the TrimesterChapter 5 Dealing with NaysayersChapter 6 Challenges and Pitfalls to ConsiderChapter 7 The Nuts and Bolts of Secondary Trimester ScheduleChapter 8 Frequently Asked QuestionsChapter 9 Case StudiesChapter 10 Conclusion

Robert Brower is a superintendent for the North Montgomery Community School Corporation in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Brower is also a consultant and presenter for many educational issues including: trimester scheduling, discipline in schools, the extended period, leadership topics, and decision-making philosophy.Colleen Moran is an assistant superintendent for the North Montgomery Community School Corporation in Crawfordsville, Indiana. She has also served as the associate director of the Indiana Principal Leadership Academy and currently teaches courses within the educational leadership masters program at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.

This is an excellent, practical guide on implementing an effective school scheduling reform model. The authors' experiences in developing the trimester schedule will assist any school administrator through the journey of improvement and change.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 A Brief Review of the Literature on Various Scheduling ModelsChapter 3 Why Change?Chapter 4 Beginning the Process of Transitioning to the TrimesterChapter 5 Dealing with NaysayersChapter 6 Challenges and Pitfalls to ConsiderChapter 7 The Nuts and Bolts of Secondary Trimester ScheduleChapter 8 Frequently Asked QuestionsChapter 9 Case StudiesChapter 10 Conclusion