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PROCEDURE PR.663.CUR
TITLE: ELEMENTARY TIME ALLOCATION MODEL
Date Issued: 12 February 2008
Date Revised: 27 March 2018
Authorization: Senior Staff: 12 February 2008
1.0 OBJECTIVE
To provide a time allocation model to support the organization of school and classroom
timetables in the elementary panel.
2.0 DEFINITIONS
In this procedure,
2.1 Time Allocation Model means:
a) the amount of instructional time allocated per subject;
b) the language of instruction for each subject.
2.2 October Documentation means information pertaining to school operations that is
submitted to a Superintendent of Instruction on an annual basis. This information
includes, but is not limited to:
a) annual database;
b) safety issues;
c) frequently requested information;
d) policies and procedures to review with all staff; and
e) program information.
3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 Schools principals and their staff will be responsible for ensuring that their school time
tables are organized according to the time allocation model outlined in Attachment 1.
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3.2 Superintendents of Instruction will be responsible for ensuring that schools are adhering
to the time allocation model.
3.3 The Superintendent of Curriculum will be responsible for ensuring that the time
allocation model reflects guidelines established in Ministry documents, as appropriate.
4.0 PROCEDURES
4.1 The principal, in consultation with their staff, will develop a school timetable that reflects
the time allocation model.
4.2 The principal will collect individual classroom timetables from staff in September and
ensure that they are aligned with the time allocation model. In instances where the
timetable does not reflect the time allocation model, the principal will work with
individual teacher(s) to make any necessary adjustments.
4.3 Superintendents of Instruction will monitor the implementation of the time allocation
model for each school through school visits and by reviewing the October
Documentation.
5.0 ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1: Elementary Time Allocation Model
Attachment 2: Language of Instruction in French Immersion Programs and Accumulated Hours
of French Instruction in all Programs
6.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
The Education Act, 2000
Guide to Effective Instruction in Reading, K-3, Ministry of Education, 2003
What Works? Research into Practice – Learning Blocks for Literacy and Numeracy, Ministry of
Education Monograph, May 2007
Ontario Curriculum Documents, Ministry of Education
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Attachment 1
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ELEMENTARY TIME ALLOCATION MODEL
Curriculum
Area
Eng
1-3
Eng
4-6
Eng
7-8
EFI
1
EFI
2-3
EFI
4-6
EFI
7-8
MFI
4-6
MFI
7-8
English 400 300 300 0 300 300 300 200 300
French 200 200 200 600 300 200 200 300 200
Science
&Tech.
100 150 150 100 100 150 150 150 150
Social
Studies
100 150 150 100 100 150 150 150 150
Phys.Ed./
Health
● Health
● Phys Ed
● D.P.A
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
200
● 40
● 120
● 40
The Arts
● Dance
● Drama
● Music
● Visual Arts
160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160 160
Flex Time 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40
Mathematics 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300
Total English
minutes 1300 1300 1300 300 600 600 750 500 750
Total French
minutes 200 200 200 1200 900 900 750 1000 750
Total
minutes 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500 1500
Minutes for these subjects differ depending on
program and/or grade
Minutes for these subjects are the same for ALL
elementary students
Literacy Block
Schedules will reflect a literacy block of 120 minutes daily in Primary and 100 minutes daily in Junior and Intermediate.
During the Literacy Block it is crucial to integrate literacy instruction into cross curricular areas using a variety of genres of
reading materials.
Language of Instruction
English
French
To be determined at a school level
● 150 minutes need to be taught in English
● 250 minutes need to be taught in French
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Attachment 2
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LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION IN FRENCH IMMERSION PROGRAMS AND ACCUMULATED
HOURS OF FRENCH INSTRUCTION IN ALL PROGRAMS
English Program w/ Core French Middle French Immersion Early French Immersion
Two Year Bilingual 50/50 Kindergarten Program
Year 1 Kindergarten
750 minutes per week
470 hours per year
50% French
Year 1 Kindergarten
750 minutes per week
470 hours per year
50% French
Year 1 Kindergarten
750 minutes per week
470 hours per year
50% French
Year 2 Kindergarten
750 minutes per week
470 hours per year
50% French
Year 2 Kindergarten
750 minutes per week
470 hours per year
50% French
Year 2 Kindergarten
750 minutes per week
470 hours per year
50% French
.
Grade 1-8
200 minutes per week
125.3 hours per year
Grade 1-3
200 minutes per week
125.3 hours per year
Grade 1
1200 minutes per week
752 hours per year
80% French instruction
(Math. in English)
Grade 2 and Grade 3
900 minutes per week
564 hours per year
60% French instruction
(Math. and ETFI in English)
Grade 4-6
1000 minutes per week
628 hours per year
66% French instruction
Grade 4-6
900 minutes per week
564 hours per year
60% French instruction
Grade 7-8
750 minutes per week
470 hours per year
50% French instruction
Grade 7-8
750 minutes per week
470 hours per year
50% French instruction
TOTAL CORE FRENCH HOURS:
1942 Hours by end of Grade 8
TOTAL MFI FRENCH HOURS:
4140 Hours by end of Grade 8
(Ministry of Education requirement
is 3800 hours for Immersion)
TOTAL EFI FRENCH HOURS:
5452 Hours by end of Grade 8
(Ministry of Education requirement is
3800 hours for Immersion)
* English is the language of instruction for Mathematics from grades 1 - 8 in all programs.