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Board hears that full‑day professional development could affect finance and school days
Summary
A board member suggested comparing the district's half‑day PD model with neighboring districts that run full‑day PD, noting potential financial and instructional-day implications.
A board member raised professional development scheduling as both an instructional and financial issue, saying the district's current half‑day PD model may carry different costs and implications compared with a full‑day model used elsewhere. "Jefferson does the full day PD model as opposed to 0.5 day PD model that we use now," the board member said and offered to obtain a comparison calendar to inform the board's January calendar work.
Members discussed how the PD model could affect school count days and staffing costs: the transition from a two‑hour delay to a half‑day format has prompted previous discussions on the value and implications of the change, and members noted that any change would need to fit calendar requirements for 180 days and the district's instructional hours target. The chair said calendars will be pulled and reviewed during February calendar planning so the board can assess PD models ahead of next year’s calendar adoption.
Administration will gather comparison calendars and provide cost and calendar implications for the board's January/February review.
