Los Lunas parents oppose schedule change

February 26, 2010

Parents of elementary school students in Los Lunas are overwhelmingly opposed to changing the start and end times for the school day, according to the results of a survey released by Los Lunas Schools this week.

Under a high school reform initiative, the Los Lunas Schools Board of Education has proposed changing the start time for the elementary school day from approximately 8:30am to 7:40am. The school day would end at approximately 2:30pm instead of 3:30pm.

The change would accommodate a later start time for high school students, so the district can provide intervention and remediation sessions to students in what’s being called “zero hour,” prior to the start of the regular school day at Los Lunas and Valencia high schools.

According to the results of the parent survey, 1,172 parents are opposed to the schedule change, while 496 like the change. That’s 70 percent of parents opposed to the change.

Board Member Frank Otero said at Tuesday’s board meeting that the survey results reflect what he’s heard when talking to parents — parents don’t want a new start and end time.

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