LIHU‘E — Over 9,000 Kaua‘i public-school students return to school next week, some beginning Monday and others on Tuesday, states a state Department of Education press release. Statewide, over 165,000 students are hitting books and campuses starting next week. Schedules
LIHU‘E — Over 9,000 Kaua‘i public-school students return to school next week, some beginning Monday and others on Tuesday, states a state Department of Education press release.
Statewide, over 165,000 students are hitting books and campuses starting next week.
Schedules during the first week of school vary (e.g., kindergarten orientation, high-school orientations by grade level).
For questions about a specific school calendar, parents should contact their child’s school, the release states.
Motorists are asked to drive carefully and to slow down in school zones, which carry 15 mph limits when children are present.
The student fare for school year 2010-2011 is 75 per ride on school buses, or $225 for an annual roundtrip pass, $60 for a quarterly roundtrip pass, $112.50 for an annual one-way pass, and $30 per quarter for one-way travel.
See hawaiidoe.org (doe.k12.hi.us) for more information.
Breakfast meal prices are 95 cents, or 30 cents for those qualifying for reduced-price breakfasts. Lunch meal prices are $2.20, or 40 cents for those qualifying for reduced-priced lunches.