The Hillsborough teachers union is looking for evidence of how things are shaping up under the teaching schedule implemented this school year requiring high school instructors to teach six out of seven periods.

Expect to see a survey of teachers soon. Jean Clements, president of the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association, says teachers will be able to comment anonymously. "We simply want to ask teachers after they've gotten through a little more than half of the year what they see as the real impacts of teaching a six out of seven day," she says.

The results will be reviewed separately for teachers at high schools formerly on a block schedule, which have converted to traditional schedules this year, and those previously on a traditional schedule. Middle school magnet teachers, also affected, will be surveyed too.

Clements does not yet know when the survey will go out, but expects it may be in February. She said the query will seek to be sensitive to demands on teacher time, including the upcoming FCAT testing.