What to know about 4-day school weeks, used by dozens across Texas and under debate by Crosby ISD
. The move has become increasingly popular with small school districts, and has shown to actually save the schools some money. Here are some of the things you should know about four-day school weeks:Smaller neighboring districts, such as Liberty ISD, Tarkington ISD, Devers ISD and Hardin ISD, all in Liberty County have already made the switch or are moving to that model this fall. However, Crosby ISD would be the first for Harris County.2.
The only requirement is that districts meet the 75,600 minutes per school year operational threshold, according to the Texas Education Agency. “They have some flexibility in terms of how they structure the school day/week,” said Melissa Holmes, senior media relations coordinator for TEA previously told the Chronicle.With a four-day schedule, more elementary and high school students reported they got more sleep than their counterparts in five-day systems, according toSome other benefits mentioned in the report were that students could also attend doctors, dentists appointments and other errands without missing school.
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