MyPrepTime

Overview

Teacher preparation time (prep time) is a contractual entitlement that school boards must track and schedule accurately. MyPrepTime is a web application that automates the scheduling, tracking, and reporting of prep time across schools.

What I Built

• Designed the data model to handle complex scheduling rules (per-teacher entitlements, per-school allocations, coverage constraints)
• Built the scheduling engine that assigns prep blocks while respecting constraints
• Implemented background processing with Hangfire for scheduled jobs: nightly recalculations, report generation, and email notifications
• Deployed to Azure App Services with automated deployment pipelines
• Built a Blazor UI for administrators to view schedules, override assignments, and run reports

Notes

The scheduling problem has more edge cases than it looks — partial days, split coverage, teacher absences, and mid-year entitlement changes all require careful handling. The engine went through several iterations before handling the full range of real-world scenarios the boards encountered.