For Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, a new class schedule will soon go into effect for all of its high schools. The Board of Education recently heard an update on the implementation of the block schedule for the upcoming school year. Starting in the fall, Chapel Hill High School, East Chapel Hill High School, and Carrboro High School will move away from their current seven-period class structure in favor of having four classes each semester. The board voted on the schedule change last year as a way to align the schedules of the district’s four high schools, with the non-traditional Phoenix Academy High School currently operating on a 4×4 block. At a May 15 meeting, administrative staff from each school shared how they have been preparing for the change. The district’s Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction for Secondary Education and Academic Programming Bob Bales highlighted how its efforts are working to ensure a seamless transition for students. “Everything that we t...