New Lunch Schedule

New Lunch Schedule
Posted on 08/10/2016

Dear CRLS Students and Families, 

I hope you are having a relaxing and enjoyable summer vacation break. CRLS is working hard to prepare for the opening of 2016-17 school year, and I am writing to inform you regarding changes to next year’s lunch schedule. 

Last school year, due to increased enrollment, both lunch blocks exceeded capacity. More than 900 students were in each lunch period. Throughout the year, lines in the cafeterias were long, and students often spent half of the time allotted waiting to get food. With limited seating students ate in the hallways and stairwells. At times, classes in session were disrupted by students eating in unauthorized areas during lunch. Lastly, as a result of students eating outside of the cafeteria, there was an increase of food waste and trash in the building. 

In addressing this matter for the upcoming school year, CRLS analyzed the lunch schedules of Massachusetts public high schools with more than 1,200 students. After researching other schools, it was determined that, except for CRLS and Brookline High School, the vast majority of large public high schools have three or four lunch periods. Starting in SY 16-17 Brookline, is converting to three lunch periods. In addition to this comparative work, school administrators reviewed the three block lunch schedule utilized at the CRLS 9th Grade Campus from 2009-2011. 

Given enrollment increases in school year 2016-17, and last year’s experience, there is insufficient space and time under the current two-lunch structure for all students to be served and eat. Therefore, starting in September 2016, CRLS will add a third lunch block to address overcrowding. Developing a third lunch block will establish a limit of 650 students per lunch period. Students then will have adequate time and space to eat and connect with peers during their lunch block. Please see the table below for the lunch schedule for the upcoming school year.

3rd Period Lunch A 3rd Period Lunch B 3rd Period Lunch C
Lunch A: 11:12 - 11:42AM Period 3 Class: 11:12 - 11:52AM Period 3 Class: 11:12AM - 12:32PM
Period 3 Class: 11:46AM - 1:06PM Lunch B: 11:54AM - 12:24PM Lunch C: 12:36 - 1:06PM
  Period 3 cont'd: 12:26 - 1:06PM  

As indicated above, adding a 3rd lunch will require splitting a period for classes during Lunch B, as was the case from at the CRLS 9th Grade Campus. Students with Lunch B will attend class for 40 minutes, go to lunch and then return to the same class for another 40 minutes – making for the standard 80 minutes of instructional time. As is current practice, 3rd block class location will determine which lunch students take and the CRLS Deans will determine the locations in the coming weeks. 

Please contact my office if you have questions regarding this matter. 

Sincerely, 

Damon Smith
Principal

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