The district announced in mid-March that it planned to apply a four-day model for its upcoming school year.
In a social media post announcing the change, among others for the next year, the district said, in part, “The length of the school day was not extended and the calendar includes the required 75,600 minutes plus five bonus school days of student instructional time. On Fridays that teachers come in they will be able to have PLC’s and Professional Development without missing class time.
What do you think about a four-day school week? Could it work for your kids or – how about your workplace? Let us know what you think. We could use your comments on-air or online. Jasper ISD is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, March 15th, The JISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to give...
might work with a small district, large, no way.
Nope. Parents work 5 days if they are lucky.
Who pays the extra childcare fee for that extra day of childcare for working parents? Or do those kids and the ones too young to stay alone, anyway, become latchkey kids?
Not like a 5 day is working. We are the dumbest nation.
Make it a 4 day work week too
What!!? This is absurd… tx already is behind all other states in education. Not to mention other countries.
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