The school was the first in the district to use block scheduling.

With the new block scheduling there's not a lunch time.

A total of four, 85-minute classes are held in a day due to the school's block scheduling.

Beginning in the 2008-2009 school year, Hoover began block scheduling.

This year groups from more than 75 schools, all considering block scheduling, have come to see it in action.

The block scheduling has been a central issue in negotiations over a new contract for teachers.

Block scheduling is the practice of having four, one and a half hour classes that alternate every other day.

Sometimes teacher opposition has been a factor in schools deciding not to try block scheduling.

Teachers walked off the job on Friday over what is known as block scheduling, or the redistribution of teaching time within the school day.

The school runs on "block" scheduling; there are five 70 minute blocks of class a day.