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ATHLETE OF THE ISSUE

New bell schedule adopted for state guidelines

Elena Vincenty | Editor in Chief

Anew bell schedule will go developing three models. five minutes to each mod, not to at Bishop Kenny,” Broach into effect next school “After calculating the minutes including FLEX mod. said. year in order for BK to met by each mod in a normal “I was kind of nervous with He remembers his days meet the Florida Department 5-day week, we determined the length of the day being at BK when the old schedule of Education requirement of how many minutes would be longer,” sophomore Audrey was in place for almost 30 135 instructional hours per needed at minimum in a class Perry said. “But knowing it’s years. Broach added that course. BK currently requires period in order to meet the just fifteen minutes is nice.” the current schedule, which each student to complete new guidelines,” Broach said. Lunch mod will continue to he says “works” for BK, is a 28 classes to graduate which He and Yocum proposed be 30 minutes long, and FLEX product of two years worth of totals to 945 hours. Whereas each schedule option to the mod will return to 55 minutes collaboration with faculty and public schools only require 24 faculty and staff, asking them in length. administration. classes to graduate, totaling in 810 hours. Academic Dean Michael Broach and Assistant Academic Dean Laura Yocum modified the current schedule to meet the requirements and adapted the schedule after to vote on a preferred option. “We wanted [the teachers’] input because it was a slight change in the length of the day,” Yocum said. To meet Florida guidelines, the school day will increase by fifteen minutes overall, adding K SCHEDULE SEQUENCE 2015-2016 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri 7:55 X X X X X 8:45 8:51 A F E C B 9:46 9:52 B A F D C 10:47 10:53 C B A E D 12:30 12:36 D C B F E 1:31 1:37 E D * A F 2:33 Lunch: 10:53-11:22 11:27-11:56 12:01-12:30 Morning Announcements: 8:51 Afternoon Announcements: 1:37 (Wed. 12:36) *Early Dismissal: 1:31 BK is not the only school in the state, or even in this diocese, that has to change its bell schedule. “We found that many high schools around the state already had longer school days than what we are accustomed “We’re committed not to completely change the schedule,” Broach said, “but rather make minor adjustments which would allow us to meet the new requirements.”

K SCHEDULE SEQUENCE 2013-2014 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri 7:55 X X X X X 8:45 8:51 A F E C B 9:46 9:52 B A F D C 10:47 10:53 C B A E D 12:30 12:36 D C B F E 1:31 1:37 E D * A F 2:33 Lunch: 10:53-11:22 11:27-11:56 12:01-12:30 Morning Announcements: 8:51 Afternoon Announcements: 1:37 (Wed. 12:36) *Early Dismissal: 1:31