Parents, community members, and students in the Bryan school district overwhelmingly recommended a new calendar format for next year.
New board member Mark McCall said he’s heard from a growing number of parents of middle school students who will have to drop off their students an hour before classes start to make it to work by eight.
Superintendent Tommy Wallis says those students will be supervised, and the board will be asked to approve grant applications to fund before-school activities.
Another new board member, Ruthie Waller, called on administrators to keep parents in the loop as tweaks may be made in class times.
The 8:30 start time for next year also applies to three elementary schools: Bonham, Henderson, and Johnson.
Click HERE to read and download the 2016-17 Bryan ISD calendar.
Click HERE to read and download the 2016-17 Bryan ISD class times.
Click below for comments from Mark McCall, Tommy Wallis, and Ruthie Waller:
The calendar that was approved, Option “B”, has 173 instructional days and 14 staff development days. The first semester ends December 21, the second semester starts January 9, and the school year ends May 25.
A record of more than 3,600 online votes were received. BISD staff was split between the two options.
