Branford goes back to school on Tuesday, Sept. 3 with some new district goals, progress with the Walsh Intermediate School expansion/renovation, and a brand-new Branford Public School (BPS) website (see related story).

BPS students in grades 9 to 12 attend Branford High School (BHS); the town’s Walsh Intermediate School (WIS) serves grades 5 to 8. Based on home address, elementary aged students attend one of the Branford’s three elementary schools serving pre-K through grade 4 students: Mary T. Murphy Elementary School, John B. Sliney Elementary School, and Mary R. Tisko Elementary School.

BHS begins its day at 7:25 a.m. and dismisses students at 2:25 p.m. WIS school hours are 8:05 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Daily school hours at the town’s three elementary schools are 8:55 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.

The first day of school will be a full school day. During the month of September, Wednesday, Sept. 25 will be the month’s only district-wide early release day, for teacher professional development.

School bus transportation is provided by First Student Inc. All bus schedules are posted at www.branford.k12.us where school lunch menu information, links to individual school websites, and more information on district and school programming is also available.