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District adds early-dismissal Wednesdays for extra middle-school planning time, officials say
Summary
Catoosa County Public Schools will add two half days this year and four next year dedicated to additional planning time districtwide; the change was made largely to reduce disparity between middle- and high-school noninstructional minutes.
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. — Catoosa County Public Schools leaders told staff the district added planning time for middle-school teachers by including them in early-dismissal Wednesdays, a change intended to reduce disparities in daily noninstructional minutes across grade bands.
The superintendent said data and employee pulse surveys showed middle-school…
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