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Maury County school officials debate early-release calendar to give teachers regular PLC time
Summary
District staff presented incomplete two-year calendar options that would convert some stockpile days into ten one-hour-48-minute early-release days for teacher professional learning. Board members expressed mixed views and directed staff to continue refining the proposal, poll families and staff and return with a calendar in the spring.
Maury County Board of Education members spent the bulk of the meeting debating a proposal to convert some stockpiled inclement-weather days into short, regular early-release days so teachers have protected Professional Learning Community time.
The proposal, presented by Mr. Stacy (staff member), would use three stockpile days and spread the lost instructional minutes across ten early-release days of one hour and 48 minutes each, or pursue late starts for some grade bands. "These are incomplete. They are incomplete on purpose and for specific reasons," Stacy told the board, adding that staff sought guidance before completing the calendars.
The plan rests on the district's ability to earn "stockpile" days by adding 30 minutes of instruction on certain days. Stacy said the district typically uses eight to nine of the 13…
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