Boise School District leaders are considering a major shift to the school-day schedule that would start high school and junior high later in the morning while moving elementary start times earlier.
After more than two years of work, a district committee is recommending a new schedule that would move high school start times to 9 a.m., 75 minutes later than the current start time. Under the proposal, junior high would start at 8:45 a.m. instead of 7:50 a.m., nearly an hour later. The later start would also mean Boise high school students would not get out until 4 p.m.
Deputy Superintendent Nick Smith presented the recommendation to the Boise School District Board of Trustees. “The committee decided that we would pursue option number 4 and it was selected due to significant logistical and financial limitations presented by the other options. This one allowed us to accomplish it without a huge financial impact to the District. It also allowed us to optimize some transportion and logistic challenges that we had,” Smith said…