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Dana Evans Twitter is the principal of Barnette Magnet School in Fairbanks, AK.

• 3 hours of uninterrupted core math and ELA.
• explorations in the afternoon.
• Science, social studies, math, spanish, technology fine arts, extended learning program, etc.
• Explorations Class Catalog
• Explorations classes are 9 weeks for three each. Some are year long, some are semester long.
• Student choice enhances student engagement.
• Relationships deepen because of looping.
• Afternoon can be something that students really engage in because they choose it.
• Magnet school using the same
• Magnet is the explorations that bring students and families to the school.
• Lottery system to determine who goes to Barnette.
• Envision Math and GoMath.
• Explorations are multi-age in bands.
• Science and social studies checklists to make sure they get what they need.
• 416 students, 20 part time students. Have an additional secretary who does all the scheduling.
• How to deal with endorsements for teachers teaching explorations.
• How to deal with contractural obligations like prep time.
• How are class sizes affected by this schedule?
• Students each lunch in their rooms.
• Each teacher has 2 explorations to teach in the afternoon.
• Class sizes are 20–25 for core classes. Class sizes are a little smaller in explorations

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