BASD: New dates, times for 2015-16

There will be several changes for the 2015-16 school year calendar.

The first day of the school year is Aug. 31, not Aug. 3 as previously listed.

The new start times are, for elementary schools, 8:55 a.m.to 3:40 p.m.; middle schools, 8:05 a.m. to 340 p.m.; and high schools, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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