District to adopt four‑day, 10‑hour summer work week for central office and many staff

Northville Public Schools will move to a four‑day, 10‑hour summer work week for many district staff, operating Monday through Thursday during the late‑June through July period, with a return to the five‑day schedule the first full week in August (the district cited August 4 as the return date).

Miss Rebecca Peck, who led the change process, told the board the schedule is intended to provide employee flexibility, maintenance and energy efficiencies, and a recruitment/retention benefit. She said the district consulted stakeholder groups and bargaining representatives before finalizing the plan.

Peck said not every program will change: the early childhood program will remain Monday–Friday because it provides service to families; a new summer Cook School program runs Monday–Friday for four specific weeks and the district will assign administrators to supervise on Fridays during those weeks. Staff said communications will specify posted hours and on‑site coverage expectations.

On personnel questions, the district explained hourly employees will be charged actual hours from their leave banks when they take time off during the summer schedule (an hourly staff member taking a day off will have 10 hours deducted from their bank; salaried staff will have their equivalent bank time charged accordingly). The board discussed implementation detail, including campus access and signage; presenters described modest facility costs (signage, fencing in one location) to accommodate the schedule in some buildings.

Superintendent Dr. R.J. Weber framed the change as an industry‑standard practice for districts with summer scheduling options and as a way to support staff work–life balance while maintaining services to families.

The board did not take a separate formal vote recorded in the transcript for this administrative change; the update was informational and will be implemented consistent with labor agreements and posted schedules.