Schedule Changes for 2026-27 School Year

Schedule Changes: 2026–27 Academic Year

The schedule change from trimesters to semesters is scheduled to begin in the 2026-27 school year. The graphic below demonstrates how the daily schedule will alternate between A Days and E Days.

Below that is a video recording of school administrators explaining the new schedule to parents and guardians, including Q&A.

Schedule Changes Overview

Academic year CURRENT (2025–26) UPCOMING (2026–27)
School terms Trimesters Semesters
Daily class start time Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri: Classes begin at 8:40 a.m.
Wed: Late start at 9:00 a.m. 		Mon–Fri: Classes begin at 8:40 a.m.
Wed: Early dismissal at 2:38 p.m.
Number of course blocks 8 (4 blocks meet each day) No change
Class frequency Week 1 / Week 2 Alternating ABCD/EFGH day schedule
FLEX Early afternoon End of day (after all classes have met)
Passing period 5 min 7 min
Block rotation Block order differs based on day of week Blocks to meet in same order on A days and E days
Block length Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri: 75 min
Wed: 60 min 		73 min
Community Meeting Wednesday at 10 a.m. Will likely move to Monday afternoon (to be confirmed)

2026–27 Daily Schedule

Alternating A Day and E Day pattern (blocks meet more frequently; FLEX at end of day).

A / E blocks B / F blocks C / G blocks D / H blocks FLEX Morning Meeting

A Day

Mon / Wed / Fri

8:30–8:35
Middle School Morning Meeting
Daily
8:40–9:53
Block A
73 min
10:00–11:13
Block B
73 min
11:20–1:18
Block C1 11:20–12:33
Lunch 1 11:20–11:58
Lunch 2 12:40–1:18
Block C2 12:05–1:18
1:25–2:38
Block D
73 min
2:45–3:30
FLEX
Environment Fri 2:45–2:55

E Day

Tue / Thu

8:30–8:35
Middle School Morning Meeting
Daily
8:40–9:53
Block E
73 min
10:00–11:13
Block F
73 min
11:20–1:18
Block G1 11:20–12:33
Lunch 1 11:20–11:58
Lunch 2 12:40–1:18
Block G2 12:05–1:18
1:25–2:38
Block H
73 min
2:45–3:30
FLEX
Environment Tue 2:45–2:55
Wednesday note

Wednesday follows the A Day block pattern and ends with early dismissal at 2:38 p.m.

FLEX time includes

Affinity Spaces, Community Meeting, Interest Groups, Advisory and Paired Advisory, Grade-Level Meetings, Office Hours (Upper School), Study Hall (Middle School) and Environment (Tuesday & Friday).

Administrators Answer Parent/Guardian Questions About the Schedule Change

Q & A School administrators met with parents and guardians on January 26, 2026, to answer questions about schedule changes in the upcoming 2026-27 school year. Questions that weren't answered because of time constraints can be viewed (with answers) here.