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Teachers and district clash over proposed 60-minute daily planning at Karnes alternative school; committee agreed to study
Summary
Negotiators discussed a proposal to move Karnes Building teachers to a 60-minute daily planning schedule for one year, with district leaders arguing it benefits students and teachers warning it would cut thousands of planning minutes; parties agreed to pause and form a teacher–admin committee and reconvene in July.
Negotiators for the Geary County Schools and teacher representatives debated a proposed change to daily planning time at the Karnes alternative school during a bargaining session.
Speaker 5 (Unidentified) opened the meeting and summarized several contract items, including compensation updates and a proposal to provide Karnes Building and virtual-school teachers "no less than 60 minutes" of planning time per day as a one-year pilot. "We're asking you to give 30 minutes back to kids because it's best for kids," Speaker 5 said, urging the group to try the schedule for one year.
Teachers and their representatives pushed back. Speaker 1 (Unidentified) said the proposal…
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