We have missed 8 days because of snow in Nashville, including one professional development day. To rectify this our school board has decided, without one bit of teacher input, to extend the school day by 30 minutes.
Thanks.
And another huge thank you to our school board and administration who released the news to the local media BEFORE to the employees most effected, teachers. It is so much more fun and interesting to hear half-truths and innuendo from people wh only heard part of the story than to get the info firsthand. I'mnot suggesting that parents aren't good listeners, I'm saying that may have been driving or some other more important task.
Back to the implementation of this obviously well-thought out plan.
The extra 30 minutes isn't much of a problem elementary but what about high school? Do high schools and middle schools extend each period by 5 minutes or do the kids go back to homeroom for an additional 30 minutes at the end of the day. No possible management problems there.
What they expect us to do for an extra 30 minutes is anyone's guess, but I'm pretty sure that administrators are going to expect us to do some kind of scripted intervention, or other kind of skill & drill that 2nd graders love soooo much.
The official press release
School Days Extended to Make Up for Snow Days
MNPS prepares for snow days every school year by building extra days into the schedule. This year's unusual amount of snow resulted in seven snow days, two more than were built into the school calendar. The two extra days must now be made up. To this end, the School Board has voted to extend the school day for all schools during a 28-day period this spring. Beginning on March 8, 2010, all schools in MNPS will stay 30 minutes past their normal dismissal times. The extended school day will run until April 16, 2010. During TCAP testing the week of April 19, 2010, normal schedules will resume. The extended day will resume the following Monday, April, 26, 2010, and run until that Wednesday, April 28, 2010. A full explanation follows:
March 8, 2010 - April 16, 2010 30 Minutes Later
April 19, 2010 - April 23, 2010 TCAP Testing - Normal Schedules
April 26, 2010 - April 28, 2010 30 Minutes Later
April 29, 2010 - End of the Year Normal Schedules
Example Schedules
Elementary Schools 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Enhanced Option Schools 8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Middle Schools 8:55 a.m. - 4:25 p.m.
High Schools 7:05 a.m. - 2:35 p.m.
Magnet Schools 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
This extended schedule applies to ALL SCHOOLS (except for Charter Schools), STUDENTS & FACULTY
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