School day schedules longer this year
Monday, Aug. 16, 2010
When classes resume later this week, the school day will be a little longer than in past years. With ten fewer school days on the district calendar, each school will be in session for a few more minutes to help make up for lost instructional time.
EES students will attend school from 8:10 a.m. to 3:25 p.m.; EMS students will attend from 8:05 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.; and EHS students will be in class from 8:15 a.m. to 3:22 p.m.
The calendar changes were adopted last spring, as the Eudora Board of Education looked for ways to preserve some of the district's most successful programs, including a commitment to small class size, in the midst of unprecedented budget cuts. Cutting 10 days from the calendar will save the district approximately $100,000 through the elimination of transportation, food service and a portion of utilities and other expenses on those days.
"From an educational point of view, reducing instructional days is not a solution that is good for student learning," Grosdidier said. "But this savings method helped preserve staff positions, which helps protects smaller classes and other important programs."
Eight of these days will be non-contract days for teachers and other school employees. The other two will be teacher inservice days; staffing for these days will be handled as with any other teacher inservice day.
Download a copy of the district calendar for 2010-2011 here.
