At the June 5, 2018 School Board meeting, following an extensive review, the board voted to move high school start times for the 2018-2019 school year to 8:00 AM for BSD’s four comprehensive high schools. The following recommendations by the district were approved by the school board and will take effect for the 2018-19 school year:
- Move the start time of first period to 8:00 AM instead of 8:30 AM (after tutorial) for comprehensive high schools (Bellevue, Interlake, Newport, and Sammamish).
- Move the half-hour tutorial from the beginning of the school day (8:00 AM – 8:30 AM) to the end of the school day (from 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM) for comprehensive high schools.
- Maintain the current schedule at the two choice high schools (Big Picture and International).
| Bellevue, Interlake, Newport, and Sammamish High Schools | ||||
| CURRENT SCHEDULE 2017-2018 | NEW SCHEDULE 2018-2019 | |||
| 8:00-8:30 AM | Tutorial | 8:00-3:00 PM | Class Periods 1-7 | |
| 8:30-3:30 PM | Class Periods 1-7 | 3:00-3:30 PM | Tutorial | |
| Note: These changes would affect the Wednesday schedule for all comprehensive high schools. The Wednesday dismissal time would change to 12:55 PM. | ||||
| Big Picture and International | ||||
| No Change | ||||