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Elementary Bell Schedules
The 2011-2012 elementary bell schedules.
Schools Keeping Original Schedules
A number of schools chose not not to consider bell schedule changes or eliminate early release on Wednesdays. Those schools include:
- A. Montoya
- Alameda
- Chaparral
- Corrales
- Desert Willow Family School
- Kirtland
- MacArthur
- Manzano Mesa
- Mark Twain
- Montezuma
- Mountain View
- Pajarito
- Petroglyph
- San Antonito
- Valle Vista
The reasons these schools didn't make a change to their schedule include:
- They had unique programs that required them to keep their current schedule
- Their bus routes did not allow for a schedule change
There are 22 elementary schools that changed their bell schedules for the 2011-2012 school year.
Schools on this schedule will now begin between 7:45 and 7:55 a.m. and end between 1:45 and 2 p.m.
They will not have early-release Wednesdays.
New Elementary Bell Schedules
| School | Bell Schedule |
| Acoma | 7:55-2:00 |
| Alvarado | 7:55-2:00 |
| Arroyo del Oso | 7:55-2:00 |
| Barcelona | 7:55-2:00 |
| Cochiti | 7:55-2:00 |
| Comanche | 7:55-2:00 |
| Dennis Chavez | 7:55-2:00 |
| Double Eagle | 7:55-2:00 |
| Duranes | 7:55-2:00 |
| EG Ross | 7:55-2:00 |
| Emerson | 7:45-1:50 |
| Georgia O’Keeffe | 7:55-2:00 |
| Governor Bent | 7:55-2:00 |
| Los Padillas | 7:55-2:00 |
| Matheson Park | 7:55-2:00 |
| Mitchell | 7:55-2:00 |
| Osuna | 7:55-2:00 |
| Seven Bar | 7:55-2:00 |
| Sierra Vista | 7:45-1:50 |
| Tomasita | 7:55-2:00 |
| Ventana Ranch | 7:55-2:00 |
| Zuni | 7:55-2:00 |
In addition, there are six schools that have adjusted their bell schedules slightly:
| School | Bell Schedule |
| Griegos | 7:50-2:00 |
| Hodgin | 7:55-2:00 |
| Los Ranchos | 7:55-2:00 |
| Reginald Chavez | 8:30-2:55 (1:40 Wednesdays) |
| S.R. Marmon | 7:45-1:50 |
| Sandia Base | 8:50-3:45 (12:35 Wednesdays) |
Why did schools make this change?
Seventy-three Albuquerque Public Schools elementary schools asked their staff and parents to consider changing their start and end times for the 2011-12 school year. The staff and parents voted (by a 2/3 majority) to make the change for a number of reasons, including:
- A desire to eliminate early dismissal on Wednesdays
- They thought a different schedule would be more efficient for them
- It would help them align their drop-off and pick-up times with their middle schools
The decision to consider a schedule change was a voluntary one made by the schools and their Instructional Councils.
