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Floresville ISD trustees to seek community input after staff survey shows strong support for 4-day instructional week
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Wade told trustees that a staff survey of 4,382 respondents found 82% in favor of considering a 4-day instructional week; the board authorized community meetings and further study before any formal action.
Trustees discussed whether to pursue a four-day or hybrid school week after Dr. Wade presented staff-survey results showing broad internal support. "Overwhelmingly, 82% said yes," Dr. Wade said, summarizing responses from 4,382 district staff, and he recommended community meetings in December and January followed by possible board direction in February and a proposed calendar in March.
The superintendent and trustees emphasized that the district would not immediately change the schedule but would solicit community feedback and analyze logistics. Dr. Wade noted the district is required to meet 75,600 minutes annually and described hybrid models that keep August–September and January–February at five days while shifting to a four-day week part of the year. Board members raised child-care and elementary-school concerns and suggested exploring partnerships (YMCA, Boys & Girls Club) if a shorter week were pursued. The district's next steps include December community meetings, a community survey and a February board discussion to define parameters for any calendar development.
