Tuesday, November 19th, is known for being the “Red for Ed” day at the Indiana Statehouse where thousands of teachers from throughout the state plan to converge on the State Capitol complex, pushing for specific education goals before the General Assembly begins its session in early January..

However, an event of local educational significance will be happening that evening, Tuesday, November 19th, 6pm, at the HSE High School College and Career Academy (Door #18).  Superintendent Allen Bourff and other school officials plan to brief the community on what data is available on how to handle school start times.

Currently, in the HSE School District, the secondary students report the earliest, then the elementary students report for class.  Dr. Bourff has said there are proposals to change the current system and have the elementary students report early and the secondary schools open for students later in the morning.

Bourff plans to outline how neighboring school districts have implemented such a system and how it is or is not working for them.  The superintendent also plans to layout the pluses and minuses in implementing the “flipped” schedule, as early as 2020-2021 school year.

Then the public will have a chance to comment on the proposal.

Dr. Bourff has been clear that no decision has been made to change the time students report for class locally.  He has already met with groups of secondary students to hear their reaction to this proposal.  School officials say the Tuesday night event is aimed at listening to the community.