{"id":12996,"date":"2014-05-03T20:00:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T01:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/?p=12996"},"modified":"2014-05-04T14:10:42","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T19:10:42","slug":"imsa-officially-announces-drastic-changes-for-2014-15-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.imsa.edu\/acronym\/2014\/05\/03\/imsa-officially-announces-drastic-changes-for-2014-15-school-year\/","title":{"rendered":"IMSA officially announces drastic changes for 2014-15 school year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note:<\/strong> Check back with the Acronym from a recording of the announcement, including the difficult Q&A session that followed, that will be uploaded.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Students peruse the documents as Director of Student Affairs Dr. Hernandez and Principal Mr. Lawrence “dispel rumors.” (Image: David Lisk ’14)<\/p><\/div>\n

During midday on Friday, May 2, IMSA sophomores and juniors filed into the school auditorium to learn of the schedule changes for the upcoming school year. At the meeting, Principal Mr. Branson Lawrence<\/strong> explained that “the reasons for these changes are mostly safety and students failing classes because of attendance” and that they were “trying to do it in the least painful process possible.”<\/p>\n

Dr. Robert Hernandez,\u00a0Director of Student of Affairs,<\/strong> explained that the purpose of the meeting was to “dispel rumors.” Throughout the meeting, he reminded the crowd that he had met with “sophomore and junior student leaders” for their ideas and that he would continue to be open to student input.<\/p>\n

IMSA students will see changes to class schedules, residential hall openings, attendance points, and meal times. Some of the most noticeable changes include are the following:<\/p>\n