Saw on the news rhat the local schools have eight early release days as early as before noon. What was the purpose of the 8 shortened days?
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woodiewood1 said:
Saw on the news rhat the local schools have eight early release days as early as before noon. What was the purpose of the 8 shortened days?
Looks like it's just Bryan ISD.
https://www.kbtx.com/2023/08/23/early-release-wednesday-bryan-isd-students/
Why? Probably District "mandatory fun" for the teachers…AKA training.
It counts as a school day for funding.
Not anymore. The school are no longer measured by days but by minutes.dallasiteinsa02 said:
It counts as a school day for funding.
https://tea.texas.gov/finance-and-grants/financial-compliance/hb-2610-qanda.pdf
Someone got smart.HWY6_RunsBothWays said:Not anymore. The school are no longer measured by days but by minutes.dallasiteinsa02 said:
It counts as a school day for funding.
https://tea.texas.gov/finance-and-grants/financial-compliance/hb-2610-qanda.pdf
From what I remember reading when they were asking for votes on the calendar, this is for teachers to have time to do their work outside the classroom with the students. It's also a day for students to get tutoring if needed outside of after school hours, requiring teachers to work even longer hours. And today BHS is holding a meeting with colleges for seniors to go and ask questions. They are doing that on each of the half days, rotating between the high schools.
Bored teenagers on the roads 8 extra days if the year watch out medians!
Don't worry, they will all be worn down already by the college freshman.wareagle044 said:
Bored teenagers on the roads 8 extra days if the year watch out medians!
This gen doesn't seem to drive as much.wareagle044 said:
Bored teenagers on the roads 8 extra days if the year watch out medians!
That's actually a pretty smart idea and if there are 8, that means there is at least one every six week grading period. I'm sure people will complain about child care, but I appreciate the opportunity for students to get tutoring during regular school hours. There is no perfect system.Abbyag06 said:
From what I remember reading when they were asking for votes on the calendar, this is for teachers to have time to do their work outside the classroom with the students. It's also a day for students to get tutoring if needed outside of after school hours, requiring teachers to work even longer hours. And today BHS is holding a meeting with colleges for seniors to go and ask questions. They are doing that on each of the half days, rotating between the high schools.