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Board reviews proposed 2024–25 calendar: six‑day elementary rotation, staggered start times and debate over August start date

Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education · January 26, 2024
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Summary

District staff proposed a six-day rotation for PK–5 with daily planning blocks and a 'win time' for targeted instruction, staggered start times to reduce traffic, and a calendar that removes weekly early dismissals; board members debated moving the school start later in August to avoid conflicts with summer activities and discussed graduation timing.

District staff presented a proposed 2024–25 calendar and schedule changes aimed at increasing teacher planning time and creating more consistent instructional blocks. For the elementary school staff proposed a six-day rotation so students receive music, PE, health, guidance, library and art at regular intervals across a six-day cycle; teachers would have a one‑hour planning block every day that would be used for…

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