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Wentzville board approves early-release schedule, trims some Power Lunch time to add weekly teacher collaboration
Summary
The Wentzville R‑IV Board approved a 2026–27 schedule that adds weekly secondary early‑release Wednesdays (68 minutes) and monthly 120‑minute all‑district early releases, reduces Power Lunch frequency, adjusts class lengths and SST time, and converts some staff PD days into student contact days; students and teachers had urged preservation of lunchtime supports.
The Wentzville R‑IV Board of Education voted to implement a new early‑release schedule for the 2026–27 school year that creates weekly secondary early‑release Wednesdays and monthly two‑hour all‑district early releases while preserving state‑required instructional minutes.
Mr. Bishop, presenting the proposal, said the plan adds regular, embedded time for teacher collaboration (professional learning communities) while keeping total student contact time at or above state expectations. The schedule calls for 68‑minute secondary early releases on full weeks and a monthly 120‑minute early release about eight times per year; the district proposed reducing Power Lunch from five days a week to four and eliminating SST on monthly early‑release weeks (SST would be about 42 minutes on weekly early‑release Wednesdays). Class periods would shift so seven‑period days are 49 minutes and block days…
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