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School District Updates Ernest Ward School Times; Other Schools Changing
June 20, 2008
Ernest Ward Middle School’s start and release times will not drastically change as first announced Wednesday by the Escambia County School District.
For the next school year, Ernest Ward will start at 8:30 a.m. and dismiss at 3:10 p.m., according to Shawn Dennis, assistant superintendent for operations.
“That’s just 10 minutes later to start and five minutes later to get out,” Principal Nancy Gindl-Perry said.
The school district had announced late Wednesday, and NorthEscambia.com reported on Thursday, that Ernest Ward’s day would be 9:30 to 4:30 like most other middle schools in the district. After the news release was issued by the school district, NorthEscambia.com confirmed the times with Ronnie Arnold, district spokesperson.
But Dennis said the schedule has since been updated to reflect the correct 8:30 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. school day for Ernest Ward.
Gindl-Perry said she would be placing automated phone calls to Ernest Ward parents informing them of the change, but those phone calls would not go to parents of incoming sixth graders unless they had another child in the school.
New school start and dismissal times will also apply for Bratt Elementary School, Carver/Century K-8 School and Molino Park Elementary School.
Bratt and Molino Park will start at 7:30 a.m. and release at 2:00 p.m. The earliest drop off time for both schools will be 7:05.
At Carver/Century, the only combined middle and elementary school in the county, the start time will be 9:00 with dismissal at 3:30. The earliest drop off time at Carver/Century will be 8:35.
Northview High School will not follow the 8:30-3:45 schedule of the other high schools in the county. Northview’s day will begin at 7:40 with release at 2:45. The earliest drop off time for Northview students will be 7:25.
The district expects changes in bus routes to accommodate the new school times to save about $1 million and take 30 buses off the roads. The change also adds 30 more minutes of instructional time at the elementary level.
For the rest of the county:
- Elementary schools will start at 7:30 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m.
- High schools will start at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:35 p.m.
- Middle schools will start at 9:30 a.m. and end at 4:35 p.m.
NorthEscambia.com graphic.
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