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Spooner administration presents research on four‑day school week; board raises academic and childcare concerns
Summary
Administration shared research and examples of four‑day school week models used elsewhere and said potential operational savings are modest; board members expressed worries about student instructional hours and family childcare impacts and asked that the information be placed on file.
District administration briefed the board on research and local examples of four‑day school week models and summarized potential benefits and tradeoffs.
"The most common model ... was a 4 day week that involves 4 longer school days for students, and then a fifth day where you have, employees in, and it's a planning and a work day for those staff members,"…
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