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Board discusses block schedule and extended calendar after staff survey shows strong licensed‑staff support for one option
Summary
Board members debated a possible block schedule for the secondary school and three calendar options after staff rankings showed roughly 65% of licensed staff favored one extended calendar option; members raised concerns about childcare, athletics scheduling and student learning impacts and asked for more community input and research.
The board spent substantial time discussing potential schedule changes and extended‑calendar options after staff presented survey results. A staff member said the extended calendar option was the top vote getter among licensed staff and that “about 65% of the licensed staff pick that 1 as their favorite,” but stressed the district will not move to that calendar next year and that community input is still needed.
Board members debated instructional benefits and tradeoffs. The Chair said a move to a block schedule would “give literacy teachers time to do some deep writing, deep thinking” and time for immediate remediation after assessments. Teachers and some board members warned that longer multi‑week breaks could create reteaching burdens and staffing challenges; one teacher observed that extended breaks could cause a “year long slide” for some students and could jeopardize support staff who rely on summer employment. The board agreed to gather more data and consider targeted surveys of families before taking further steps.
