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Deer Creek to add 10 minutes daily at two schools, convert April 10 and cancel May late starts to make up missed time
Summary
After using available inclement‑weather days, Deer Creek will extend the day by 10 minutes at Deer Creek Middle School and Prairieville Elementary starting April 13, convert April 10 into an instructional day, and make three May late‑start Wednesdays regular instructional days.
Deer Creek families were told the district’s board has approved calendar changes to make up time lost to recent weather closures. Unidentified Speaker said the changes take effect April 13 and are intended to meet state requirements for instructional time without extending the school year.
The board-approved adjustments include three specific steps: Deer Creek Middle School and Prairieville Elementary will extend their school day by 10 minutes at the end of the day beginning April 13 and continuing through the remainder of the school year; the April 10 no‑school date will become an in‑person instructional day; and the district will convert the remaining three late‑start Wednesdays in May into regular instructional days, meaning there will be no late starts in May.
The speaker told families that several January closures are covered by the district’s inclement‑weather days and therefore do not require adding extra calendar days, but that a fractional shortfall and other missed days still needed to be made up. "We will be extending the school day for Deer Creek Middle School and Prairieville Elementary only, by 10 minutes," the Unidentified Speaker said. On the May schedule, she said, "we will not have late start Wednesdays" so those days will serve as make‑up instructional time.
The district said the changes were chosen so the district can meet state attendance‑and‑minute requirements while avoiding lengthening the school year beyond its previously scheduled last day. The transcript indicates the board "did approve a change to our student calendar," but the recording does not supply mover/second details or a vote tally.
Families were advised that reminders and additional information will be sent closer to the affected dates and were told to contact their school or the Administration Building with questions. The Unidentified Speaker closed by thanking families for their patience.
Next steps: the 10‑minute extension begins April 13; April 10 becomes an instructional day; the district will not hold late‑start Wednesdays in May. The transcript uses the term '2526' when referring to the school year; reporting here uses 'this school year' to avoid repeating an unclear numeric transcription.
