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Early college proposes 9:30 a.m. start to expand course access, improve bus efficiency

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San Jose Early College staff proposed changing the school day to 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. to expand students’ college course access and to create a third transportation tier that staff said would reduce bus runs and fuel use; staff said they will survey parents and work with college partners before finalizing the change.

A proposal to shift San Jose Early College’s school day to 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. was presented July 9, with district staff saying the later start would give students more access to college classes while making transportation routing more efficient.

Presenters said the later start aligns the early college schedule with several other North Carolina early colleges and gives students greater flexibility to enroll in afternoon college…

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