Flex Period | Flex Period in Middle & High Schools

What is a flex period and how can it be used in middle and high schools? A flex period is an allotted period of time during the school day that teachers use to meet with one or more students. They meet for extra help, intervention, enrichment, social-emotional learning, and more. In these articles, learn more about what a flex period is and how one or more can be used to meet student needs.

At Enriching Students®, we have seen many examples of schools that have been able to help their students by means of a flexible period. They have been able to improve student achievement, help students catch up when they are struggling, make time for enrichment, and meet their students’ social-emotional needs. Our goal is to empower teachers to give students what they really need: time.

We hope you find the articles below useful! If you would like to learn how Enriching Students® can help your school manage its flexible time reach out to us by scheduling a demo.

Strategies for Building Connection to Combat Chronic Absenteeism

Enriching Students Staff2024-11-18T14:42:08-05:00

Chronic absenteeism, referring to a student who is missing more than 10% of the school year, is of rising concern for schools and districts nationwide. Rates have doubled since the pandemic; from pre-pandemic levels of 13% to 26% for the 2022-23 school year. When students aren’t in school, they can’t [...]

Strategies for Building Connection to Combat Chronic AbsenteeismEnriching Students Staff2024-11-18T14:42:08-05:00

One School’s Journey to Whole-Child Learning

Enriching Students Staff2023-08-24T12:35:04-04:00

At one High School in Massachusetts, administration was searching for transformation. As in many schools across the country, educators are seeking a way to improve learning for students, to make the shift from a schedule driven by content, to one that enables students to build relationships, master what they're [...]

One School’s Journey to Whole-Child LearningEnriching Students Staff2023-08-24T12:35:04-04:00

RTI vs. MTSS

Enriching Students Staff2025-03-05T14:31:41-05:00

Most schools have a process or structure to evaluate, address, and monitor the needs of students. Sometimes, these processes are referred to as RTI (Response to Intervention). Other times, you may hear the term MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support). While these two approaches are similar, distinct differences set these [...]

RTI vs. MTSSEnriching Students Staff2025-03-05T14:31:41-05:00

The Challenges and Benefits of a Zero Period Class

Enriching Students Staff2023-11-08T11:31:53-05:00

Most of us have heard of the terms “first period” or “second period” class when students are describing their high school schedules, but how about Zero Period? Sound familiar? Well, if your answer is “no,” this article is for you. Even if you have heard of a Zero Period, [...]

The Challenges and Benefits of a Zero Period ClassEnriching Students Staff2023-11-08T11:31:53-05:00

Advantages of Flexible Learning, and Ways to Implement It

Enriching Students Staff2023-06-29T23:08:45-04:00

One of my favorite scenes in literature is where Tom Sawyer convinces all the boys in the neighborhood to whitewash the fence for him, a task he had been given as punishment. Not only does he not have to do the work, but his friends all empty their pockets of [...]

Advantages of Flexible Learning, and Ways to Implement ItEnriching Students Staff2023-06-29T23:08:45-04:00

Student Choice Activities

Enriching Students Staff2023-08-23T16:18:57-04:00

There are often times in school schedules when there is a planned period of non-academic studies. For example, middle schools and high schools sometimes allow students to have an activity, advisory, flex, or study period. However, there may be questions about how to use this time productively, while giving [...]

Student Choice ActivitiesEnriching Students Staff2023-08-23T16:18:57-04:00

Simple SEL Strategies

Enriching Students Staff2024-04-18T07:45:09-04:00

I made a few promises to myself when I became an administrator: find opportunities to teach regularly, really listen to teachers to involve them heavily in the decision making process, and remember that education is a relationship business at its core. I had seen too many good teachers go into [...]

Simple SEL StrategiesEnriching Students Staff2024-04-18T07:45:09-04:00

How to Run an Intervention Period

Enriching Students Staff2023-08-21T15:02:37-04:00

“An intervention period? There’s no time for that.” “Flexible time in our bell schedule sounds great…but I don’t know where to start.” There’s no denying it: school schedules are busy. Between classes, passing periods, lunches, activities, pep rallies, and drills…every minute at school is precious. Given this, administrators, teachers, [...]

How to Run an Intervention PeriodEnriching Students Staff2023-08-21T15:02:37-04:00

WIN Block in Schools

Enriching Students Staff2022-11-16T14:16:17-05:00

WIN (What I Need) time is an effective tool for middle and high schools. But what is it, why does it matter, and how can WIN work in block schedules? Let's dig in, and talk a little bit first about block scheduling. Decades ago, before the internet and smartphones, [...]

WIN Block in SchoolsEnriching Students Staff2022-11-16T14:16:17-05:00

Middle School Schedule Examples

Enriching Students Staff2025-03-05T14:30:32-05:00

Many educators have grown accustomed to a traditional period schedule for middle school. However, there are several different types of schedules that schools currently use. The schedule your middle school uses may be slightly or even starkly different from the schedule of a nearby district, or perhaps even [...]

Middle School Schedule ExamplesEnriching Students Staff2025-03-05T14:30:32-05:00

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