Academy School District 20, in northern Colorado Springs, Colorado has decided to combat all the snow days that we have been having by adding 20 minutes to the school day, starting 1/29/07, instead of adding school days to the end of the year.
It has been met with some opposition, as now some elementary schools are not being let out until almost 4:30pm - very close to sundown. However, the district is "confident that the last child on the latest bus route will still be dropped off during daylight."
Why did they not just add a few days to the end of the school year? Well, two main reasons dictated this choice over others were:
- Adding days to the end of the year does not help High School Seniors make up needed time.
- The majority of parents, teachers and administrators wanted minutes added first.
In addition to the extra 20 minutes, one of the "staff development days" was changed to a "student" day.
We are expected to face more snow days in the following months, so this plan should keep our student/kids ahead of the game.
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