Using flex to manage student movement during lunch periods can help maximize the educational time during the day. Whether this is clubs that meeting during lunch, students looking to go to the library to do research or get a book, or even students who need some additional academic support from their teacher, flex can help with scheduling and passes during these periods.
Benefits
Give Students a Voice
Allows students the flexibility to choose how they use their lunch time, enabling them to participate in activities that benefit them the most.
Support Teacher Organization
Simplifies the process for teachers to showcase available options during lunch periods, making it easier to manage offerings.
Access to Meaningful Data and Insights
Activity rosters and attendance data can help teachers and administrators make informed decisions.
Provide Clarity of Movement
Students will be able to see reminders for when they're scheduled to attend meetings or support sessions and teachers can easily manage their rosters.
How to Set Up and Use
Communicate with staff that any offering during lunch periods should be entered into SmartPass as a Flex activity.
Examples include: Clubs, Lunch Detentions, Academic Support, etc.
If your school has multiple lunch waves and only a few lunchtime offerings, it may be easier for staff to add events with a custom date and time, rather than within a fixed Flex period.
If your school is offering a lot of options during lunch, you'll want to create lunch-specific Flex Periods to group the activities.
Once activities are added, train students to use the Flex calendar to sign up, rather than having staff issue scheduled passes.
Ensure teachers know how to view other teachers’ offerings to support students in selecting appropriate activities.
Teachers should take attendance for each activity to ensure accurate data collection.
As activities go live and students begin signing up, track sign-ups and attendance through your Flex dashboard.
This is a great way to measure the impact of offerings and ensure alignment with your school’s goals and initiatives.
✨ Flex is purchased separately from Hall Pass. If you'd like to learn more about Flex, please reach out to our team.