Budget, Staff, Students: How Proviso Got Scheduling Right for All Three

Thursday, November 12 | 2-3pm ET | Register: bit.ly/provisoscheduling

When school opened in fall 2025, hundreds of Proviso Township students had incomplete schedules and the district was paying teachers stipends to teach extra classes beyond their contractual load, just to cover gaps in the master schedule.

This fall, Proviso’s students started school with complete, accurate schedules, and the district cut those stipends by nearly 80%, saving $190,000.

Join ALAS member Dr. Jennifer Kirmes, Deputy Superintendent of School Improvement at Proviso Township High School District 209, for a discussion on how its schools changed the way they build schedules, so students got the classes they needed without teachers covering extra classes, in time for the first day of school. Kristin Bedont-Combs, Timely’s Director of Scheduling Solutions, will discuss why scheduling grows more complex every year, where traditional tools fall short, and practical strategies any district can use to keep up.