We wanted to bring to your attention that next year, for the 2021-22 school year, both Lake Harriet Upper and Lake Harriet Lower will have new bell (school start and end) times:
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Lower Campus 9:15 – 3:45
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Upper Campus 9:20 – 3:50.
At their November 10 meeting, the MPS Board of Education voted to approve the proposed bell time schedule beginning school year 2021-22. The Board of Education is confident the approved schedule can meet the goals of:
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Increasing participation in after-school programming particularly for those schools with a higher concentration of families receiving educational benefits as this has been shown to have a direct correlation to student achievement and sense of belonging.
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Reducing transportation costs so that savings can be reinvested into the classroom.
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Improving on-time arrivals at schools.