Rickards High School - Anumpa Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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1-3 f 5 gli., g Traditional Teaching Methods Give Way With flexibility as the key word, a new program of teaching and sched- uling was put into effect. It was Rickards first year of imple- menting the pilot program in flexible staffing which was designed to em- phasize individual instruction and to utilize to the fullest individual tal- ents of each faculty member. Instead of having seven 50 minute periods a day, RHS had 21 mods of 20 minutes each. Each class was offered 12 mods in a five day cycle, including class time and schedule back time. Summer was a busy time for teachers getting ready for the new plan. They attended workshops at the school to get a better understanding of flexible staffing. f Working through depart- ments, they also worked to get resource centers in order. The inservice workshops continued through the year as teachers attend- ed workshops on leadership training, racial confrontation, professional training in family therapy, human relations, and the seventh annual Atlanta regional program for com- munity leadership. 18 S ,,.. S Mr. O.P. Weaver discuxes school activities with a student as 0 principal. This was Mr. Weaver's third year as Rickards principal. ne of his many jobs as -,.-f - '!f

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Advancement The curriculum of Rickards result- ed in many advancements as the new flexible staffing-modular sche- duling was put into effect this year. For the first time in RHS's history, Rickards students experienced such novelties as team-teaching and schedule-back time that proved to be exciting to all as the new system began its reign. Students did not attend each class everyday, but instead went to cer- tain classes on certain days of a five-day cycle. Schedule-back time, mods used to do assignments and to do further study in a subject, was used as a component of class time to provide a credit for a course. During schedule-back time, stu- dents attended resource centers equipped with various materials in subject matters and a resource teacher who aided teachers and students. The curriculum of RHS experi- enced many advancements as Rick- ards moved forward in its quest to improve the lives of its students this year. Advancements which will prove effective in aiding the emer- gence of RHS students of today, into the communities of tomorrow. -l 17

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fs to New Ideas ?aa'-nah., iFar Leftl Mr. 0.P. Weaver, Mn Douglas Frick, Mn Phillip Nelson, and Coach Hector Hernandez speak at an assembly at the beginning of the school year to promote cooperation and spirit. iAbovel Coach Hector Hernandez, dean of students, spendsa lot of his time in the parking lo t. Here he talks with Carolyn Hamilton and Winky Hendrickson. lLeftl Mn Douglas Frick and Mr. Phillip Nelson, assistant principals, study notes. 19