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Board debates four‑day school week pilot amid transportation and childcare concerns

Lakeland Joint School District Board of Trustees · March 6, 2026
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Summary

Trustees and staff reviewed a proposed pilot of a four‑day school week, discussing bus route lengths, student start times (potentially before sunrise in winter months), childcare solutions, IEP implications and modest projected savings (estimated 1–2%). No action taken; staff to return with more data.

Board members engaged in an extended discussion of a proposed four‑day school week pilot. Staff outlined committee work, parent and student survey results, calendar options and bell‑schedule scenarios; one trustee who analyzed sunrise/sunset alignment warned that some proposed bell schedules would put elementary…

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