Adjusted Academic Schedule in April Due to Lost Time (snow days)

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Alert MessageCurrently, MLWGS is short 258 minutes of state mandatory minimums on our school year due to 7 snow days and 3 delayed openings.  Mr. Smith has devised a way to avoid extended school days that has been approved by the Director.  

The following schedule will net 260 minutes over the course of April (13 days x 20 minutes).  It will be followed April 9-12, 16-19, 23-26, & 30.

Warning Bell: 8:35 AM

Block 1/2 08:40 AM 10:12 AM (92 minutes)
Block 3/4 10:17 AM 11:42 AM (85 minutes)
Block 5/6 12:15 PM 01:40 PM (85 minutes)
Block 7/8 01:45 PM 03:10 PM (85 minutes)

Lunch is 11:42 AM- 12:10 PM (28 minutes)

Buses depart at 3:30 PM

By the end of the day today the calendar should be updated to reflect this change.

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