Leader Staff
Students at Olga Brener Intermediate School in Shawano are receiving a little extra time to get to school in the morning.
School officials have adjusted the daily start time from 8:10 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. to accommodate students whose school buses might be running late.
Effective Monday, the end of the school day also is being pushed back 10 minutes, from 3:10 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
Principal Terri Schultz said many students riding buses were pressed for time in the morning, and many were left waiting in the afternoon for buses that often do not arrive until 3:35 p.m. or later.
The adjusted schedule will make it easier for students in the morning — especially those eligible for breakfast at school — and will make their afternoon dismissal time more consistent with the bus schedules.
“It is the right decision for our students,” she said.
Parents were notified of the change in email and voice-mail messages Thursday, and notes were sent home with students on Friday.
Schultz said she had heard few concerns from parents, but she would try to work with any parent who felt inconvenienced by the change.
Olga Brener has 550 students in third, fourth and fifth grade.