Should we move our schools to a 4-day work week?

4-Day Comparison for Students 5 day week  Period 1:8:15 – 9:02  Period 2: 9:05 – 9:52  Period 3:9:55 – 10:42  Period 4:10:45 – 11:32  1 st Lunch: 11:32 – 11:57  Period 5A:11:35 – 12:22  Period 5B:11:57 – 12:44  2 nd Lunch:12:22 – 12:47  Period 6:12:47 – 1:34  Period 7:1:37 – 2:24  Period 8:2:27 – 3:14 47 minute class periods 4 day week  Period 1:8:00 – 8:55  Period 2: 8:58 – 9:53  Period 3:9:56 – 10:51  Period 4:10:54 – 11:49  1 st Lunch: 11:49 – 12:14  Period 5A:11:52 – 12:47  Period 5B:12:14 – 1:09  2 nd Lunch:12:47 – 1:12  Period 6:1:12 – 2:07  Period 7:2:10 – 3:05  Period 8:3:08 – 4:03 55 minute class periods Additional 59 minutes per day

4-Day Comparison for Students 5 Day Week: 419 min./day x 172 days = 72,068 min. 4 Day Week: 483 min./day x 149 days = 71,967 min. Student Time Difference: = -101 min. **4-Day Comparison Numbers from MacCray School District, Clara City, Minnesota

4-Day Comparison for Teachers 5 day week  7:45 a.m. – 3:44 p.m.  172 student contact days  7 in-service days  2 conference days 4 day week  7:30 a.m. – 4:32 p.m.  149 student contact days  10 in-service days  2 conference days  24 hours additional in-service time **4-Day Comparison Numbers from MacCray School District, Clara City, Minnesota

Estimated Savings **4-Day Comparison Numbers from MacCray School District, Clara City, Minnesota Substitute Teacher Costs$10,298 Transportation Costs$65,000 Energy Savings$5,780 Maintenance Costs$3,611 Faculty Transportation$994 Estimated General Fund Savings +/- $85,683

Community Lens Activity  Student  Teacher  Parent  Administrator  District Office  Community Member

Community Lens Activity  Task 1: From the perspective of the role you are playing, assess the benefits and drawbacks of switching to a 4 day work week. (3 minutes)  Task 2: Analyze your brainstorm and VOTE (2 minutes)  You must choose to be in favor or against switching to a 4 day work week and write your vote on your paper  Task 3: We will have a gallery walk to see other group posters and assess multiple perspectives regarding this topic. (3 minutes) Let’s get a pulse for what community members really think about this idea…Click HereClick Here

Example Brainstorm Format… Student Positives Negatives TeacherParent Positives Negatives Positives Negatives Don’t forget to VOTE

Resources  Associated Press. (June 2010). Four Day School Weeks Gain Popularity. Parent Dish. Retrieved from  Balagh,S. (July, 2008). 4 Day Work Week: Schools as Catalysts? Groovy Green. Retrieved from  MacCray School District. (May 2008) 4 Day Work Week. Retrieved from