LCPS adjusting next school year’s class schedules, requiring some students to attend longer hours
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -- Las Cruces Public Schools is adjusting its schedule for the next school year.
House Bill 130 increases the required number of instructional hours for elementary students in New Mexico. That means that for the 2023-2024 school year, students will have to complete 1,140 hours. Previously students were required to attend 990 hours of class. Next school year students will spend an extra 10 minutes a day at school. The extra time is being added to the end of the day.
Take a look at the newly adjusted schedules for each grade level below.
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS | ||
| 22/23 SY | 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Current school year. |
| 23/24 SY | 8:00 a.m. - 2:40 p.m. | School day increased by 10 minutes due to HB 130 legislation. |
| MIDDLE SCHOOLS | ||
| 22/23 SY | 8:45 a.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Current school year. |
| 23/24 SY | 8:55 a.m. – 3:55 p.m. | School day starts 10 minutes later and ends 10 minutes later. Length of the school day remains the same. |
| HIGH SCHOOLS | ||
| 22/23 SY | 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Current school year. |
| 23/24 SY | 8:25 a.m. – 3:25 p.m. | School day starts 5 minutes earlier and ends 5 minutes earlier. Length of the school day remains the same. |
The only schools that are not subject to change are the Rio Grande Preparatory Institute and Arrowhead Park Early College High School, where students will continue to attend school from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
