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This article will provide users with an overview of Planbook's School Years feature.
A school year in Planbook will typically map directly to your contracted year, but you can also create school years for summer school, after school programs, or anything else you need. For each school year, you will specify the schedule type (weekly, two-week, cycle), year start and end dates, and school start and end times.School (Administrator) School Years
Your school can also create school years for teachers. School Years created by a school administrator will automatically be available for teachers to use in their plans.School Year Type
On the School Years Page, you will see a column for School Year Type. School Year Type identifies the source of the school year:- Teacher - The school year was created by you as the teacher, and can be fully edited and deleted.
- School - The school year was created by an administrator at your school, and can be utilized by the teacher, but it cannot be edited or deleted.
School Year Name
School Years are typically named based on the calendar year start and end dates, such as "2023-2024", but you have full control over selecting a name that works best for you. The name you select will show in the School Year drop-down list at the top of your plans page, where you can switch between school years as needed.For teachers who cover multiple schools, they may find that having a unique school year for each school is the best approach. In this case, the year names will likely include the name of each school as well, such as "23-24 School A", "23-24 School B", etc.
School Year Dates
School Year start and end dates represent the first and last day of student attendance. These dates are used when adding classes, units, lessons and classwork to your plans, to ensure all remain within the school year timeframe.School Year Lesson Layout
You will select a default Lesson Layout for your school year, which will then be applied to all classes in the year that do not have a specific Lesson Layout applied.School Year Schedule
School Year schedule provides a framework for scheduling individual classes, and can be one of the following:
- Weekly Schedule - Classes are scheduled each week. A weekly class schedule is the most common schedule type in Planbook.
- Two-Week Schedule - Classes are scheduled over a two week period. A two week schedule allows for classes that are taught on alternating weeks during the school year.
- Cycle Schedule - Classes are scheduled using a cycle of a set number of days. The most common of these is a 2 day cycle (often called an A/B schedule), but many schools also follow a 4 day, 5 day, or 6 day cycle schedule. A cycle schedule can be set for any number of days up to 20.