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Shakopee board narrowly settles scheduling debate, adopts 5‑and‑5 bell‑time plan to add 10 minutes to school day
Summary
After lengthy debate over safety, athletics and transportation, the board adopted a compromise schedule that shifts bell times 5 minutes earlier and 5 minutes later (depending on tier) so each student day gains the 10 minutes required by a newly ratified teacher agreement; board emphasized tradeoffs and pledged ongoing review.
Board members spent an extended portion of the meeting debating how to implement a contractually required change that reduces teacher work days by four in exchange for adding 10 minutes to each student day.
Chair Peterson and district negotiators said the change originated with the teacher bargaining unit and was ratified by SEA membership. Administrative staff and the district's transportation partner presented analyses of three basic options: shift all start times 10 minutes earlier, shift all end times 10 minutes later, or…
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