About Time: Master Scheduling and Equity

The sudden shift to remote learning has unsettled long-held assumptions about the structure of the school day and the scheduling process. Instead of viewing master scheduling as a technical task, more schools and districts now view master scheduling as part of a strategy to address inequity. In the report “About Time: Master Scheduling and Equity,” we draw on the experiences of principals, schedulers, programmers, and others to establish a case for adopting a more equity-focused, strategic approach to master scheduling. (May 2021)