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D58 Approves Longer School Day for 2012-2013 School Year

School day to be twenty minutes longer.

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District 58's Board of Education gave the nod April 9 to a plan by staff to increase the length of the school day by 20 minutes for the 2012-13 year. The discussion about the increase in instructional time began last summer, and during the 2011-12 year staff at the District and building level reviewed a variety of potential plans and scenarios. The plan presented to the Board of Education on April 9 calls for the student day to be structured as follows:

Grades 1-6

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8:20: Bell to enter school

8:25 to 11:40 a.m.

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11:40 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. (student lunch/recess)

12:20 to 2:55

Kindergarten

8:20: AM kindergarten students enter school with teacher

8:25 to 11:05 a.m.

12:10: PM kindergarten students enter school with teacher

12:15 to 2:55 p.m.

Preschool

8:20: Students enter school with staff

8:25 to 11 a.m.

12:05 p.m.: Students enter school with staff

12:10 to 2:45 p.m.

Middle school

7:45 to 8:25 a.m.: Early Bird

8:35 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.: Eight-period day


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