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Senate Committee of the Whole approves plan to shorten school year and align vacation to Labor Day–Memorial Day window
Summary
Senate File 72 would reduce the required number of instructional days from 175 to 165, cut teacher in-service days from 10 to 5 and encourage school years that run from after Labor Day to before Memorial Day; the Committee of the Whole reported the bill do pass after debate on local control and instructional hours.
The Wyoming Senate's Committee of the Whole on Jan. 20 recommended passage of Senate File 72, the "Summer Vacation Preservation Act," which would reduce the statutory number of required student days and encourage school districts to schedule instruction between Labor Day and Memorial Day.
Sponsor Senator Brennan described the bill as restoring a longer summer break for students and teachers while preserving total instructional hours. "We do…
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