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District recommends ending PLC Wednesday release model and adding early-release days after staff survey
Summary
After surveying principals and school staff, Dorchester County School District 2 officials recommended discontinuing the 45-minute PLC Wednesday release days and moving instead to 3-4 additional consistent early-release days to provide more usable collaboration time for elementary teachers.
District elementary leaders presented findings at the April 14 board meeting and recommended discontinuing the PLC Wednesday 45-minute release model used during the 2024-25 school year and replacing it with three to four additional consistent early-release days in next year's calendar.
Background and findings Director of elementary education Carrie Ball Hodge and assistant director Jessica Farnsworth said the district piloted PLC (professional learning community) Wednesdays this year to give elementary staff time for collaboration,…
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