In the past, D-Day schedules included a 2:15 pm dismissal, leading regular classes to be shortened by five minutes.

However, due to John Carroll’s upcoming Accreditation Review, this year’s calendar has most D-Days seeing students come in one-hour late.

During this hour, committees who include teachers and administrators meet to complete a study of various aspects of the school.

Occasionally, a two-hour delay may be necessary for additional or extended meetings.

“We decided to move the professional development time to the mornings for a late start for students and for teachers to have professional development time in the morning for a few reasons; one being that way all faculty are more available to attend, productive professional development time with everyone present, and students were very receptive and liked sleeping in a little bit later, so we thought it’d be beneficial for both students and faculty,” said Assistant Principal for Academics Danica Attanasio.

On one-hour delays, classes are 45 minutes while classes meet for 35 minutes on two-hour delays.

Next week, on the D-Day during Spirit Week, there will be no delay.

In addition to the faculty and staff having meetings, students are seeing the benefits of the delays such as having extra time to sleep, have breakfast, or exercise.

Junior Addison Moore commented, “I love the new D-Day schedule; it allows students to sleep in an hour later every once in a while. While it doesn’t seem like much, when we are waking up early every day, balancing school, sports, and a social life, an extra hour of sleep can be extremely helpful.”

Junior Gianna Gargano said, “I do like the new D-Day schedule better because our classes are shorter; I can sleep in, and I feel a lot more energized as I go about my school day.”