Each morning, LEAN's student/parent healthy breakfast block will begin at 7:10 AM and end at 7:40 AM. The instructional and wellness day will begin at 7:45 AM with the movement, school and global morning news, and academic empowerment block in the gym.
On M/T/R the day ends at 3:55 PM. However, on Wednesdays the day ends at 3:06 PM and on Fridays, the day ends at 12:06 PM. The end of the day schedule varies to allow teachers time for PLC's, department and faculty meetings and professional staff development.
LEAN affords its students an extended day program. Students will be required to participate in Student Empowerment Time (SET) with their advisor, enrichment or lab with a teacher, enroll in an elective course, pursue early college with Wilmington University, internship or spend time with a community partner at the end of each instructional day. Students not participating in a sport will be dismissed at 5:10 PM on M/T/W/R and 3:06 PM on Fridays. Students participating in a sport will be dismissed at 4:50 PM on M/T/W/R and 2:46 PM on Fridays.
Teachers have an abbreviated day on Fridays. LEAN will offer a total wellness program exceeding the state's requirement by offering creative PE exercise options in all grades for 60 minutes each day.