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Cartwright board approves return to 5-day school week after hours of public comment
Summary
After more than two hours of public testimony and a district presentation on calendar options, the Cartwright Elementary Governing Board voted to move forward with a plan to return the district to a traditional five-day school week for 2026-27; board members and community speakers sharply disagreed on funding, staffing and special-education impacts.
The Cartwright Elementary Governing Board voted Jan. 14 to move forward with returning the district to a traditional five-day school week for the 2026-27 school year after hours of public comment and a presentation from acting Superintendent Steve Watson.
Watson told the board he recommended more instructional minutes for students, citing national and state research and local testing data he said showed additional seat time would improve proficiency. "I think it's probably pretty clear that I actually think more time in school is good," he said during the presentation.
The board heard roughly two hours of public comment…
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