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06-13-2012, 10:40 AM
This just in from the Calvert County Public School System...
Five Schools Will Have More Instructional Time Next Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 12, 2012
Students Will End Their Days Five Minutes Later
Calvert County Public Schools is lengthening the school day next school year at five schools. By ending the day five minutes later, teachers and students will have more time in the classroom for instructional activities.
The following schools will end five minutes later next year: Beach, Huntingtown, Mt. Harmony, and Sunderland elementary schools and Mill Creek Middle School.
A similar change was made at eight schools this school year, and the change proved to be positive. Beckie Bowen, principal of Mill Creek Middle School, said she welcomes the change because it will provide extra time for students who need additional math and reading support.
This extra five minutes at the end of the school day may affect the time that parents can pick up their children in the afternoon, and it may change the time that students are dropped off at their bus stops. Closer to the beginning of the school year in August, schools will notify parents of any changes in afternoon student dismissal procedures. After August 13, 2012, bus schedules for the 2012-2013 school year will be posted on the school system’s website and can be accessed through the Quick Links section of the homepage.
“The instructional time we are aiming to create, while it may only be 5 minutes a day, adds up to a huge increase over the course of a school year,” said Ed Cassidy, Director of Transportation. Five minutes per day is 25 minutes each week and approximately 16 hours of instructional time each year.
Read More on the CCPS Web site... (http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/info/submission/viewsubmission.asp?num=412)
Five Schools Will Have More Instructional Time Next Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 12, 2012
Students Will End Their Days Five Minutes Later
Calvert County Public Schools is lengthening the school day next school year at five schools. By ending the day five minutes later, teachers and students will have more time in the classroom for instructional activities.
The following schools will end five minutes later next year: Beach, Huntingtown, Mt. Harmony, and Sunderland elementary schools and Mill Creek Middle School.
A similar change was made at eight schools this school year, and the change proved to be positive. Beckie Bowen, principal of Mill Creek Middle School, said she welcomes the change because it will provide extra time for students who need additional math and reading support.
This extra five minutes at the end of the school day may affect the time that parents can pick up their children in the afternoon, and it may change the time that students are dropped off at their bus stops. Closer to the beginning of the school year in August, schools will notify parents of any changes in afternoon student dismissal procedures. After August 13, 2012, bus schedules for the 2012-2013 school year will be posted on the school system’s website and can be accessed through the Quick Links section of the homepage.
“The instructional time we are aiming to create, while it may only be 5 minutes a day, adds up to a huge increase over the course of a school year,” said Ed Cassidy, Director of Transportation. Five minutes per day is 25 minutes each week and approximately 16 hours of instructional time each year.
Read More on the CCPS Web site... (http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/info/submission/viewsubmission.asp?num=412)