Bell Schedule - UDM v2.1a

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Last updated: May 08, 2020 by Miguel Kaminski
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The BellSchedule represents the class period scheduling in a day or over a course of days. The model is meant to accommodate a wide variety of bell schedules including block schedules, as follows:

  • Sections are assigned one or more "logical" ClassPeriods, which represents the basic unit for scheduling that section.
  • A BellSchedule defines the MeetingTimes (time of the day) for each logical ClassPeriod. ClassPeriod does not have to meet every day and specific meeting days are defined in BellSchedule by its Date attribute.
  • The association between BellSchedule Date attribute indicates which days of the Session the BellSchedule was in effect. This allows the school to have a BellSchedule that is special for a specific day, such as for a testing day or a late-start day.
  • A School may have multiple BellSchedules defined, and may have different BellSchedules on the same calendar time period (e.g., for different grades).

Bell Schedule Model Entities

NameDescription
BellScheduleThis entity represents the schedule of class period meeting times.
ClassPeriodThis entity represents the designation of a regularly scheduled series of class meetings at designated times and days of the week.
EducationOrganizationThis entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.
SchoolThis entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
SectionThis entity represents a setting in which organized instruction of course content is provided, in-person or otherwise, to one or more students for a given period of time. A course offering may be offered to more than one section.
SessionThis entity represents the prescribed span of time when an education institution is open, instruction is provided and students are under the direction and guidance of teachers and/or education institution administration. A session may be interrupted by one or more vacations.


Bell Schedule Model

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