Board discusses Flexible Learning Year model; business manager presents preliminary cost implications
Park Rapids board members discussed investigating a Flexible Learning Year (FLY) model after Business Manager Kent Fritze presented numbers showing the same instructional hours for students could coincide with fewer staff work days, potentially yielding district cost savings; an application to the Minnesota Department of Education would be required.
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At the April 7 working meeting, the Park Rapids Area School Board discussed exploring a Flexible Learning Year (FLY) model for the district’s calendar. Business Manager Kent Fritze presented preliminary numbers indicating the model could preserve the same number of instructional hours for students while reducing the number of staff work days, which the minutes state would produce cost savings for the district.
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