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Administration details start times, lunches and space plans for QE sixth‑grade center
Summary
Administrators recommended using the elementary start time for the QE sixth‑grade center (currently 09:05) for safety and bus logistics, outlined internal sixth‑grade block schedules, modular classroom use, lunch waves (approx. 150–175 students each) and shared‑teacher considerations; staff will refine operational plans and report monthly.
District administrators told the committee they recommend operating the QE sixth‑grade center on the elementary start time (09:05) rather than separate start times for safety and logistical reasons, including bus loop operation and playground supervision. Administration said modular classrooms will be fenced and only used where necessary and that the building will preserve sixth‑grade internal schedules (44‑minute instructional blocks, 22‑minute morning meetings and a 29‑minute 'pride' block at the end of the day).
Administrators estimated four lunch waves serving roughly 150–175 students each and outlined plans to share special‑area teachers and library space across age groups while minimizing disruption. Staff said itinerant teachers will continue to be shared and that a small number of teacher scheduling adjustments may be needed; they noted examples of past shared‑teacher schedules and offered to build detailed daily schedules and mockups for committee review.
Board members stressed the need for timely public communication to parents and asked for ongoing monthly updates as plans are refined; administration agreed to provide a map of bussing impacts, finalized mock daily schedules and a plan for community outreach. "We are about 9 months away from when students are actually going to be impacted by this," a board member said, urging urgency in communication.
What happens next: Staff will continue internal meetings this week, finalize mock schedules and bussing impacts, and share refined materials with the committee and the public. The committee agreed to keep the topic on the education agenda monthly until decisions are finalized.
