Four Day School Weeks

[CyState85]

Several districts across the state have agreed to 4 day school weeks the last two years, and I’m curious to see what people’s thoughts are who have children or relatives in these districts.

Does this seem to be a trend towards the future for all schools or just an attempt for smaller schools to retain staff and/or save money? Would love to know what others think.

 

[BCClone]

Several districts across the state have agreed to 4 day school weeks the last two years, and I’m curious to see what people’s thoughts are who have children or relatives in these districts.

Does this seem to be a trend towards the future for all schools or just an attempt for smaller schools to retain staff and/or save money? Would love to know what others think.

Save money, fill positions. Also maybe easier to get bus drivers and cooks

Although I literally got paperwork for a farm for the tax rate in one of these schools and they are jacking it up pretty good.

 

[jmb]

Save money, fill positions. Also maybe easier to get bus drivers and cooks

Although I literally got paperwork for a farm for the tax rate in one of these schools and they are jacking it up pretty good.

It won't fly. Parents use the schools as child care.

 

[everyyard]

Several districts across the state have agreed to 4 day school weeks the last two years, and I’m curious to see what people’s thoughts are who have children or relatives in these districts.

Does this seem to be a trend towards the future for all schools or just an attempt for smaller schools to retain staff and/or save money? Would love to know what others think.

Private schools grifting all the money. Public schools shedding days.

 

[BCClone]

Private schools grifting all the money. Public schools shedding days.

The schools doing this in my area aren’t competing with private schools. They are doing it because they are small districts and no one wants to work at them. The nearest private would be an hour drive.

 

[alarson]

The schools doing this in my area aren’t competing with private schools. They are doing it because they are small districts and no one wants to work at them. The nearest private would be an hour drive.

Even when not competing directly, that doesn't mean they aren't competing for funding at the state level. When hundreds of millions is being funneled to private schools while public schools receive funding increases below the rate of inflation, its pretty easy to see they very much are competing.

 

[AltoonaFish]

I’m curious to see if Collin’s Maxwell/ Colo Nesco ever merge.

 

[cowgirl836]

It's a desperation move due to the siphoning of funding.

 

[FerShizzle]

Do they lengthen the school year? Or the school day? Or just 20% less school?

 

[madguy30]

Do they lengthen the school year? Or the school day? Or just 20% less school?

Might be longer days?

 

[carvers4math]

Private schools grifting all the money. Public schools shedding days.

Know some people with kids in private schools that said they hiked their tuition up so they are paying as much as they did before they got public school money. Got to keep the riffraff out somehow.

 

[3TrueFans]

Do they lengthen the school year? Or the school day? Or just 20% less school?

Still required to have 1080 hours, so just slightly longer days I think.

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

30 years ago Utah tried 3 months of school and 3 weeks off. Went year round. I don’t think it lasted very long, but I am not sure.

 

[madguy30]

30 years ago Utah tried 3 months of school and 3 weeks off. Went year round. I don’t think it lasted very long, but I am not sure.

Few schools in CR did this about the same time. Not sure if that's still a thing or not.

 

[simply1]

I’d want to know of any studies on student impact.

 

[3TrueFans]

I’d want to know of any studies on student impact.

Nerd

 

[BCClone]

Do they lengthen the school year? Or the school day? Or just 20% less school?

Most will add 20-30 minutes and then kill all the extra that get added for snow days. Snow days are made up on the day not normally scheduled. They also do teacher inservice days on the open date and not have a 1-2 hour early out weekly/bi-weekly.

 

[BCClone]

It's a desperation move due to the siphoning of funding.

Wisconsin doing it too?

 

[heitclone]

Do they lengthen the school year? Or the school day? Or just 20% less school?

We have a school near us that has gone to this, they have a little bit longer day but not by much. They end up going the same amount of hours as the 5 day week. They have no late start/early out for professional development, the teachers work an average of one non school day a month to get all PD done in one sitting and they don't take any extra days off for PD. At the end of the year, it all equals out.

 

[BCClone]

30 years ago Utah tried 3 months of school and 3 weeks off. Went year round. I don’t think it lasted very long, but I am not sure.

Education wise, this style would be best. 3 month long gap in the middle is not the best way for anybody.