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Somerville Public School District announces 76-minute blocks and daily 38-minute study and lunch periods for 2024-25
Summary
A district staff member announced changes to the Somerville Public School District's 2024-25 bell schedule: elimination of a 15-minute homeroom and an every-other-day 80-minute study hall, replaced by daily 38-minute study and lunch periods and 76-minute class blocks; passing time will be four minutes.
A staff member for the Somerville Public School District announced the district's 2024-25 school-day schedule will eliminate the 15-minute homeroom and the every-other-day 80-minute study hall and will replace them with daily 38-minute study and lunch periods and 76-minute class blocks.
The changes, described by the staff member as intended to "enhance your learning experience and make your school day more efficient," also shorten passing time between classes to four minutes and add an additional lunch period so students have a balanced break each day.
Under the new third-block configuration the staff member described, "most students will have a daily study period lasting 38 minutes, a daily lunch period of 38 minutes, and a course block of 76 minutes." The speaker said that seniors who choose "option 2" will have "a senior study period during 3L1 followed by a course during 3L2 and 3L3," and that the district is preserving seniors' early dismissal while adding a built-in senior study period to provide more flexibility.
The staff member said the district has "eliminated the 15 minute homeroom period" and "removed the every other day 80 minute study hall," replacing the previous split-lunch/course structure with the new continuous-block approach to avoid interrupting class for lunch.
The announcement did not include references to a school board vote, funding changes, or operational details such as bell times by campus. The staff member closed the message by encouraging students and staff for the upcoming year and saying, "See you in September."
