Merenbloom, an educational consultant and former teacher and administrator, and Kalina, who has been a nurse, middle school teacher, and consultant, show middle and high school administrators working with diverse populations how to use scheduling to meet challenges in the curriculum and programs. They describe the definition and expectations of a schedule; the development of schedules for response to intervention, special education, English language learning, credit recovery, career and technical education, gifted and talented programs, and Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs; fixed and variable inclusive scheduling frameworks and their integration; scheduling frameworks for small learning communities and magnets, houses, and academies; specific steps for scheduling in middle and high schools; effective teaching in variable-length time periods; and guidelines for professional development for successful implementation. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)