Response Requested: Start Time

As we continue our planning for the 2023-24 school year, we would like to investigate changing our daily bell schedule – specifically, changing the start and release times and eliminating the early release on Fridays. This is not a change we are suggesting lightly, and you can see our fundamental reasoning for suggesting this change below. 

  • Many families struggle to pick up their learners at 1:15 pm every Friday, which leads to a lot of missed school.
  • Learners tend to perceive Fridays as a non-academic day and either don’t come to school or don’t take learning seriously while on campus.
  • The change in routine each week creates a lot of anxiety in many of our learners.

We would love to collect your feedback concerning our options for changing our daily start/dismissal times for next year. Please take a few minutes at your earliest convenience to complete the 4-question Start Times Survey in order to make your thoughts known.

Thank you in advance for providing us with your feedback!



Colorado SKIES Academy
Colorado SKIES Academy is a free public charter school authorized by the Cherry Creek School District, open to students throughout the Arapahoe County and Douglas County areas. This STEAM middle school serving grades 6-8 is located at Centennial Airport next to Wings Over the Rockies Exploration of Flight.
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