{"A":"Waynesboro City Public Schools","B":"Flexible School Schedules: Schools in Waynesboro Make Schedule Changes to Help Students During Pandemic","C":"When Westwood Hills Elementary school started looking into ways to address the many issues the pandemic caused, they turned to their students for input. Students at Westwood Hills were asked to be consultants and interviewed about their experiences at Westwood. This collaboration with students paved the way for a set time in the school day called “What I Need” (WIN) time. WIN time is used at Westwood Hills to meet the diverse needs of students, which have definitely heightened since the pandemic. This time helps teachers focus on students and helps students  learn and practice skills not taught in the traditional classroom setting. In addition, students receive extra academic support where needed.    The thirty minute block of time takes place daily. Activities range from mindful activities such as yoga, to targeted academic interventions for students. Teachers use grade level meeting time to determine where the needs are and how to best use WIN time.    Waynesboro High School added a similar structure to help address learning loss due to COVID called Flex Block. The first priority of this one hour block of time is to give students an opportunity to recover credits they may need toward graduation. Flex Block is also used as a time to help ninth graders acclimate to the high school environment. In addition this time provides an opportunity to introduce new electives and offer content-specific study halls.  ","D":"Tim Teachey, Executive Director of Instruction, tteachey@waynesboro.k12.va.us, 540-946-4600","E":""}