Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School

Healthy Start Bell Time Changes for 23-24

07/18/22, 4:48 PM

Good Evening Howell Families,

 

Beginning in 2023, most DPS schools will have new bell times that align with the Board of Education’s Healthy Start Times (HST) resolution. The resolution calls for middle schools and high schools to start no earlier than 8:20 a.m. each school day to support healthy sleep habits in adolescents.

 

Starting in August 2023 (for the 23-24 school year), Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School’s bell times will be: 9:05 AM to 4:05 PM

 

Bell times for next school year (22-23) are not changing and will continue to be the following:

Our doors will open at 7:45a, classes start at 8:00a (students are tardy if not in class by this time), and school is dismissed at 3:00p. 

**ECE times are slightly different, see those teachers for more information.

 

I know these changes may impact your family, and we are committed to supporting your before and after school needs as we move forward. I encourage you to take the DPS Your Voice/Tu Voz survey, available beginning May 2. The survey will include questions on how the new bell times will impact you and your family. DPS will use the information to help prioritize solutions to those impacts. 

 

DPS Family and Community Engagement will also be holding a series of community meetings to discuss these impacts in-person and virtually beginning on Tuesday, May 3. You can find information for those meetings on the HST webpage.

 

Thank you again for your time and patience as we make these changes to support our students' health and success and move toward implementing Healthy Start Times beginning in August 2023.

Rachel Massey, Cahn Fellow 2019

Principal, Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers