District not ready to make any changes in a year when so much is in flux.
The time had come for the Ladue School Board of Education to act on the selection of bell times and length of day for all the buildings in the district. District personnel need the time to put together bus routes for the 2013-14 school year. A new fifth-grade center will be coming on-line in August. Three questions had to be answered The board resolved by a vote of 5-1 to keep the option that already exists. Board member Ken Smith was the only one to vote nay. Surveys showed that 71 percent of the high school students wanted the same school hours they already have: 7:40 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Former educator/board member Jeff Kopolow proposed a radical change. Knowing it would not pass, he suggested moving the high school school day to a 9:30 a…
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Look for some kind of decision at the January 28 board meeting.
The Ladue School District is currently addressing the all-encompassing bell times and bus schedules for the 2013-14 school year. A decision will be made at the regular school board meeting of January 28, 2013. Susan Dielmann, the district communications director sent a message along to the Ladue Parents' Exchange, addressing this issue: "Just a quick FYI from your Ladue Schools Communication Director... The research and factors being considered in establishing bell times and bus schedules for the 2013-14 school year are extensive. This information is being consolidated and will be provided to all district parents after winter break. Parents will then have an opportunity to "weigh in" on their preferences well before the Board of Education …
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James Baer
8:54 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Fact is the school board voted to keep high school start of day at 7:40 a.m. Sorry, no one in the world starts at 9:30 other than semi-retired stock brokers aged 80 and above. Teens, turn off the computer and TV and get some sleep. more ›