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Hawkins County Board discusses weekly early-release to add teacher planning time
Summary
School staff proposed an hour-long early release on Wednesdays for teacher planning and tutoring, with four other days lengthened by 13 minutes to preserve total weekly instructional minutes. The proposal is under discussion and not finalized.
Hawkins County school leaders on a February 2025 Board of Education meeting discussed a proposal to set aside an hour midweek for teacher planning and a simultaneous tutoring block for students.
The proposal, presented during the reports segment by district staff, would make Wednesdays an early-release day with students dismissed an hour earlier so teachers could use a guaranteed planning block for weekly data review, instructional adjustments and focused collaboration. The…
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