Metea Valley’s administration established a new Mustang 30 policy on Oct. 16th. This policy change states that teachers aren’t allowed to let students switch classes with a pass during Mustang 30.
Assistant principal Quynh Harvey talks about what caused this change and why the rule for Mustang 30 was implemented in the first place.
“We noticed they had less than fifteen minutes, about twenty at most,” Harvey said. “It also takes away time for teachers because they want to help kids during that period.”
Dean of the Spirit House Matt Walpole backs this up with the main purpose of Mustang 30.
“Once a student is settled where they’re supposed to be, they need to stay there for the entirety of the 30 minutes,” Walpole said.
The change to this policy has limited student assistance as many may need to see teachers when a session is full, however, Walpole disagrees with this.
“I think, to allow students to really lock in on one subject area for that particular day, or getting support from one teacher for that particular day,” Walpole said. “You lose some time in the process of moving from one location to another within that 30 minutes.”
Walpole states that the school is open to criticism and feedback, as it can help improve Mustang 30 and benefit students as well as teachers.
“We would welcome feedback because it’s always too good to hear where students are at with things that we’re implementing,” Walpole said.
Harvey reflects on the outcome of allowing passes in the previous years and uses those observations to add more structure and improvement to Mustang 30.
“What we noticed is that there were a lot of students in the hallway and a lot of lost time during Mustang 30, which is very short,” Harvey said.
While students may have various perspectives and opinions on the new M30 change, it can increase participation throughout the period. With this change being made, staff hopes to see success in the near future.
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