In September 2019, the Norwalk Board of Education approved a change in school start times beginning with the 2020-21 school year.
The upcoming shift in school start times for Norwalk Public Schools:
- Aligns with sleep study research by offering a full hour of extra time in the morning.
- Does not compromise the quality of athletics, arts and other afternoon programs.
- Does not have a major impact on start times for other grade levels. There is no change to the current middle school start time of 8:15 am. No elementary school will begin before 8 am and most elementary schools will maintain their 2019-20 schedule.
- To make sure that teachers have enough training and preparation time for the 2020-21 school year that combines in-person and remote learning, schools will end 15 minutes earlier each day than originally scheduled.
The full list of school start and end times for 2020-21 is below.
8:00 am – 2:20 pm
Jefferson Elementary School
Kendall Elementary School
Marvin Elementary School
Naramake Elementary School
8:15 am – 2:35 pm
Nathan Hale Middle School
Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy
Roton Middle School
West Rocks Middle School
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Brien McMahon High School
Center for Global Studies
Norwalk High School
P-TECH Norwalk
8:50 am – 3:10 pm
Brookside Elementary School
Tracey Magnet School
9:00 am – 3:15 pm
Norwalk Early Childhood Center
9:15 am – 3:35 pm
Columbus K-8 Magnet School
Cranbury Elementary School
Fox Run Elementary School
Rowayton Elementary School
Silvermine Dual Language Magnet School
Wolfpit Elementary School