Nampa School District announces Fridays will no longer be a school day
NAMPA, Idaho (CBS2) — The Nampa School District Board has decided that Fridays will no longer be school days.
The School Board decided at a meeting earlier in April, that the District would be moving to a 4-day school week. The decision comes as the board grapples with recruiting and retaining teachers, budget, and a shrinking enrollment rate. As options like homeschooling and charter schools rise in popularity, combined with rising cost of living expenses, fewer students are enrolling in the Nampa School District, which has seen declining enrollment rates for several years. Though, they are not alone. Boise and West Ada School Districts have both reported declining enrollment rates.
In response, the Nampa School District Board has decided that moving to a 4-day school week might aid in teacher retention and recruitment, as well as overall morale. Fridays will now be an extra planning day for teachers, who in a traditional 5-day school week typically prepare lesson plans in their off-time or on weekends.
A survey conducted by the District found that nearly three-quarters of parents, students, and staff said they would prefer the shorter school week, though some parents have voiced concerns over what to do with their students who will now have a day off when most parents are at work.
How the district will work with student-athletes, after-school programs, and other extra-curricular activities that have normally taken place on Fridays has not yet been made clear as the District works to iron out the Fall schedule.
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