Bertie Middle School utilizes the county calendar.

School 2011-2012 has started on August 22nd for all staff, and supposedly August 29th for all students. Due to Hurricane Irene, students will come back to school on September 6th. The last day for all students for this school year will be June 8, 2012. BMS has established daily schedules for all students from 7:30 in the morning till 3:00 in the afternoon. Students report to their homebase/classrooms from 7:30am through 8:00am. 6th grade students proceed to their core subjects from 8:00am through 11:10am and 12:40pm through 2:30pm; 7th grade students, from 8:00am through 1:05pm; and 8th grade students, from 9:30am through 2:25pm for some classes and 2:30pm for other classes. The planning periods for teachers depend on their grade levels exploratory classes. 6th grade students exploratory classes are scheduled from 11:15am through 12:35pm; 7th grade students from 1:10pm through 2:30pm; and 8th grade students, from 8:00am through 9:25am. The daily schedule includes Caring About Reaching Everyone (CARE) time from 2:30pm through 3:00pm. Students do remediation or enrichment during their CARE time. Students are dismissed from school at 3:00pm daily. Other than the daily schedules, BMS has schedule for one-hour and two-hour delays. During one-hour delays, 8th grade teachers will have their planning time from 8:45am through 9:55am, exploratory subject teachers will have theirs from 10:00am through 11:10am; 6th and 7th grade teachers will have theirs at regular time. During two-hour delays, 8th grade teachers planning time will have theirs from 9:45am through 10:50am; 6th grade teachers, from 10:55am through 12:00pm; exploratory teachers, from 12:05 through 1:10pm; and 7th grade teachers, from 1:15 through 2:30pm. BMS has also established breakfast and lunch schedules, early release schedules, and activity day schedules.