RESULTS SO FAR Did decrease parental excused absences Did not really reduce classified wages Field trip time was usually Friday now we dont have an extra day Reduced our ability to feed our needy students one day ...

DOS AND DONTS Think how this will impact your classified employees too. You want to keep morale positive. ...

DOS AND DONTS Do some leg work for working parents of elementary children. Make a list of all daycare providers in your area. If you dont have any - work with churches, youth groups, service groups, Kids First, etc. This will be one of your biggest issues and one of the hardest to overcome and answe...

UNEXPECTED RESULTS Enrollment increased 7%, which 2% was documented direct result of the 4 day school week in 2006-2007. We increased enrollment by 3% in 2007-2008 Discipline referrals, detention, ISS and OSS has been reduced by 40% Absences from school related activities went down 80% GPAs have not...

RESULTS SO FAR Did reduce custodial contractual labor by 50% Did bring our classified starting wages and benefits up and made them attractive to prospective applicants. Did reduce food costs by 16% ...