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Superintendent shares draft 4-day week survey after UM study recommending 180 school days
Summary
Superintendent Tom Stack presented a draft survey and timeline on a potential 4-day school week and cited a new 85-page University of Montana study that recommends retaining a 180-day school year; trustees were asked to provide input.
Superintendent Tom Stack brought a draft survey on the possibility of shifting to a 4-day school week to the Board of Trustees on Oct. 9 and asked trustees to send feedback on the survey and timeline.
Stack told trustees the University of Montana recently published an 85-page study on 4-day school weeks that recommends maintaining 180 school days; he presented that research as background for the local survey. Trustees discussed the proposal during the meeting but took no formal action.
Why this matters: A move to a 4-day week would alter the academic calendar and daily schedules for students, staff and families, and would require careful consideration of instructional hours, state funding rules, and community impacts. The board did not vote on any change at this meeting and only reviewed the draft survey and timeline for further input.
Details from the meeting: Stack asked trustees to return comments on the draft survey timeline. The minutes do not record a specific schedule for when the board will decide on any change; the item remained in the discussion stage.
Next steps: Staff will refine the survey and timeline based on trustee input before any formal consideration of a calendar change.
