Local districts can benefit from a collaborative process for refreshing their master schedules to increase teacher planning time. Alongside national models for organizing the school day, local districts must account for regional factors such as resources, historical practices, community expectations, changing state requirements, negotiated agreements, and core values. The district featured in this research undertook a comprehensive focus group process, engaging diverse stakeholders to identify opportunities and challenges in elementary school schedules, with a specific focus on increasing teacher planning time. The outcomes provide actionable steps for the district, an assessment of multiple innovative scheduling ideas, and evidence of the universal value of collaboration in driving change.