Dear LaGuardia Community,
We are happy to share our bell schedule for the 2022-2023 school year and want to thank our teachers for the time and care they put into reviewing our schedule options. In the spirit of collaboration, many options were explored and the schedule below creates flexibility for students, faculty/staff and families.
2022-2023 Bell Schedule
For School Year 2022-2023, the LaGuardia Bell Schedule will be:
Period
|
Start
|
End
|
Passing
|
Length
|
1
|
8:00 AM
|
8:49 AM
|
0:04
|
0:49*
|
2
|
8:53 AM
|
9:40 AM
|
0:04
|
0:47
|
3
|
9:44 AM
|
10:35 AM
|
0:04
|
0:51**
|
4
|
10:39 AM
|
11:26 AM
|
0:04
|
0:47
|
5
|
11:30 AM
|
12:17 PM
|
0:04
|
0:47
|
6
|
12:21 PM
|
1:08 PM
|
0:04
|
0:47
|
7
|
1:12 PM
|
1:59 PM
|
0:04
|
0:47
|
8
|
2:03 PM
|
2:50 PM
|
0:04
|
0:47
|
9
|
2:54 PM
|
3:41 PM
|
0:04
|
0:47
|
10
|
3:45 PM
|
4:32 PM
|
|
0:47
|
* Period 1 has 2 extra minutes to accommodate morning arrival
** Period 3 has 4 extra minutes to accommodate morning announcements
In the spirit of ensuring maximum instructional time for students, the bell schedule for students will no longer be shortened on Mondays to accommodate the Faculty Conference.
While we recognize that the overall 10-period day is slightly longer than in previous years, additional programming supports will ensure that this bell schedule allows greater flexibility to accommodate the variety of requests we have had from students and families.
2022-2023 Additional Programming Supports
As we shared previously, for SY 2022-203 we have some additional programming supports to meet the needs of our community. LaGuardia students will continue to have access to 10 periods of instruction per day. Parents may complete the Opt-out request, link embedded, in advance of September so we may address any programming concerns.
*Opt-Out Request
All students will be scheduled for a ten period day unless they request otherwise. Any family who would like for their student to NOT be scheduled for period 10, please complete the Request to Opt-Out of Period 10. We are looking forward to planning ahead with you and learning about these requests now, while programs are being created, to ensure a smooth opening in September. We are excited to share this new opportunity to be responsive to our families.
*Arts and Academic Classes
Singleton arts classes (classes only offered once a day) that are part of a studio requirement will not be offered during period 10. For example, the four-period long junior dance block will be offered during periods 6-9 rather than 7-10 to ensure that no junior dance student is required to stay later than 3:41pm to complete their arts requirement.
While academic classes required for graduation may be offered during period 10, they would only be offered during period 10 if they are offered at least one other period of the day. For example, if the required math course Regents Geometry is offered during period 10, it will also be offered during multiple other class periods to ensure that while it is available during period 10, no student is required to stay later than 3:41pm to complete a graduation requirement.
*Arts and Academic Supports
Open Studio, the arts studio support period where students can come to their arts studio space to practice their art, receive feedback, and meet with teachers, will be offered during periods throughout the day. This ensures that students who wish to access Open Studio during the day can do so and will not have to wait for the end of period 10 to access support after 4:32pm.
Extra Support and Centers, the academic department period where students can come to their academic teachers to review and practice content and skills, will be offered during periods throughout the day. This ensures that students who wish to access Extra Support and Centers during the school day can do so and will not have to wait for the end of period 10 to attend support after 4:32pm.
Open Studio and Extra Support Centers not only support students’ academic growth, they are social environments where students get to know their classmates and teachers, and develop materials such as portfolios and essays for applications to colleges and conservatories.
Confirmation of Course Preferences
As is the practice at LaGuardia every year, at the end of June students will receive in their laguardiahs.org email a confirmation of their preferred courses they discussed with their guidance counselor. Students will then have a chance to submit revisions, as we understand that preferences may have changed. The next programming related update will have more details. Thank you to our guidance counselors for the individualized conversation and supports to each and every one of our students.
Our goal is always to create as much access to students and to maximize opportunities through scheduling. Again we are pleased that we are able to plan for so much of next school year as we wrap up the current school year. Please feel free to reach out to any administrators or guidance counselors to discuss programming.