Start and end times for Father/Daughter Dance

Question: According to the district calendar, the Father/Daughter Dance is scheduled for March 8 from 7-8 p.m. I am wondering if the time is correct. It seems like it would be a shame to limit such a fantastic event to just one hour. The school and families put a lot of time and money into preparations. Also, will information be forthcoming through eBackpack?

Answer: The time was not correct, and we apologize for any confusion that might have caused. The correct time is 6-9 p.m. And yes, a flyer about the dance was posted to the eBackpack last week.
- answered by Michele Kelley, communications specialist

A/B day schedule at the high school

Question: Is it possible to include on the high school website or the calendar the current letter day (A day or B day)? Sometimes it is changed on certain days such as test days and not always communicated well enough.

Answer: The high school schedule runs on alternating A and B days. At the beginning of the daily morning announcements, we begin with, "Good morning. Today is a(n) [A/B] day," to remind everyone in the building what schedule we're following. We also have a sign in the main office that indicates which day it is, and post the day on the written announcements.

In January and June, days on which midterm or Regents exams are administered are always run on A day schedules. We announce this several times prior to the exam days. Prior to the January exams, we also announce contingency plans in case of inclement weather.

If there is a snow day and, for instance, school is cancelled on an B day, then the next day school is in session will be an B day -- we won't skip an B day just because it was a snow day. We do this in order to maintain a balance in the schedule, especially for students taking science labs.

At this time, we are not considering posting the A/B day schedule to the district website. Our students are in high school and we expect them to be responsible enough to utilize the resources we provide in order to keep themselves organized and on schedule. This includes listening to the morning announcements every day.

- answered by Robin Blowers, high school principal

Changing the middle school and high school schedules for Edinburg?

Question: I have a question about the possibility of students from Edinburg coming to Broadalbin-Perth. Will the middle school and high school be starting an hour later to accommodate these students if they do come to B-P?

Answer: I assume you're referring to the proposal that Broadalbin-Perth submitted to the Edinburg Board of Education to educate approximately 50 of their secondary students at Broadalbin-Perth's middle and high schools.

Regardless of where Edinburg decides to send its secondary students, I have long believed that our secondary students should be starting their day later and our elementary students would start their day earlier than our current practice. There is much research about child and adolescent development to support this theory.