The Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local School District Board of Education approved new start times for two buildings for the 2023-24 school year in an effort to alleviate transportation issues.
The Middle School will move its start time to 7:20 a.m. with dismissal at 2:20 p.m. and Bellbrook High School will move to 8:05 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. Those schools move their start and end times 10 minutes earlier than the previous year. There are no time changes at Stephen Bell Elementary or Bell Creek Intermediate.
According to Transportation Coordinator Lori Smith, the move increases the available time to load the buses, leave the school, and get to the next school at dismissal time and drops the average time spent on the bus for students.
The board also made changes to its Controversial Issues Policy (po2240). The changes that were proposed and accepted can be found by clicking here.
Others changes also were made to the handbooks, including dress code updates at the Middle School, changes to the harassment/bullying policy that matches the wording found in board policy 5517.01, changes to the locker policy at the high school and the birthday celebration policy at Bell Creek Intermediate and Stephen Bell Elementary.
Those suggested changes – all of which were approved – can be found HERE. The updated handbooks will be posted HERE as soon as they are available.
The next board of education meeting will be held at 7 p.m., July 13, at Bellbrook Middle School.