School Year Skills Center
If you registered for a Skills Center class that was originally advertised as a “morning” class, you attend periods 1, 2, 3 all day Monday, the morning of Wednesday, and all day Thursday. If you registered for a Skills Center class that was originally advertised as an “afternoon” class, you attend periods 4, 5, 6 all day Tuesday, the afternoon of Wednesday, and all day Friday. If you have a schedule conflict with your home high school, or any questions, please email skillscenterinfo@seattleschools.org
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Monday/Thursday (periods 1, 2, 3)
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Tuesday/Friday (periods 4, 5, 6)
Students Attend Full School Day
School Hours: 9:00am to 3:50pm
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Wednesday (early release every week)
School Hours:
9:00am to 2:35pm
Periods 1, 2, 3 (students attend morning)
Periods 4, 5, 6 (students attend afternoon)
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9:00am -9:15am Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
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9:00am to 9:40
Students access meetings and activities at their home high school
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9:15 – 10:00am
Synchronous learning, whole class, morning block
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9:40 – 10:10am
Synchronous learning, whole class, morning block
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10:00am - 11:00am
Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
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10:10am – 10:50am
Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
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11:00am- 11:30am
Break
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10:50am – 11:20am
Synchronous learning, whole class, wrap up of morning block
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11:30am – 12:00pm
Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
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11:20am- 12:05pm
Lunch
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12:00pm - 12:40pm
Synchronous learning, whole class, wrap up of morning block
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12:05pm – 12:35pm
Synchronous learning
whole class, beginning of afternoon block
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12:40pm – 1:25pm
Lunch
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12:35 – 1:15pm
Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
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1:25pm – 2:15pm
Synchronous learning, whole class, beginning of afternoon block
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1:15pm – 1:45pm
Synchronous learning, whole class, wrap up of afternoon block
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2:15pm to 3:00pm
Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
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1:45pm – 2:15pm
Teacher open office hours
Students can access meetings and activities at their home high school
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3:00pm to 3:20pm
Synchronous learning, whole class, wrap up of afternoon block.
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2:15pm – 2:35
Students access meetings and activities at their home high school
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3:20pm -3:35pm
Asynchronous learning and individual or small group support and open office hours
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(Early dismissal day, high schools dismiss at 2:35pm)
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3:35pm -3:50pm
Students access meetings or activities at their home high school.
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Daily lessons will be a blend of synchronous (live, on the computer) and asynchronous (recorded or independent work) learning. Skills Center students will engage with their teacher on Teams at the beginning of the day, at least once in the middle of the day, and at the end of the school day. In between class meetings on Teams, students will be working independently on projects, working in small groups, or getting support from their teacher. We will have a more detailed hourly schedule to you as soon as possible.
Strong Start:
This year the district is starting school with an abbreviated schedule as a “warm up” week. Students will be responsible for joining class for just 2 hours of instruction each day instead of the full day. Class will start at 9:00am each day and run 2 hours per day from September 4 to September 11.
During the strong start week mornings, we will focus on welcoming students to the Skills Center, social-emotional health, building family connections, and making sure students know how to use their technology tools to access learning.
Please watch for emails from your teacher with links to the Teams meetings starting this Friday, September 4 at 9:00am. Please email skillscenterinfo@seattleschools.org with any questions.
We look forward to meeting you via Teams during the “Strong Start” week, and starting regular classes on Monday, September 14 or Tuesday, September 15, depending on which periods you take your Skills Center class.
The Seattle Skills Center is a free program in Seattle Public Schools that prepares students for college, careers, and life. We do this by providing advanced Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses that give students options to continue career-focused learning in four-year colleges, or earn post-secondary certification, or join the work force right out of high school.
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How are Skills Center courses unique?
Most CTE courses in middle and high school are one hour per day, one or two semester offerings, and a majority are exploratory courses. While these continue to be excellent options for students, Skills Center Courses provide much more in-depth and authentic learning experiences and are preparatory courses. School year Skills Center courses are 2.5 hours per day, every day, for up to two years, result in industry recognized certificates, and prepare students to continue in focused, post-secondary training or credential programs, or head directly into the workforce.