'Good Morning America' takes a look at why some school districts are switching to four-day school weeks -- and if the change is working.
"We know the biggest impact on a student's experience is the quality of the adult in the classroom with them, whether it's a teacher or support staff," Fiedler told "Good Morning America." "[And it's] a way to recruit folks without being able to pay them as well as our surrounding districts."
With the switch, 27J Schools extended the school day by 40 minutes on weekdays. Teachers now start on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. and their workday technically wraps up at 4:32 p.m., Fiedler explained.Could four-day weeks help solve a teacher shortage? Last year, Mineral Wells Independent School District in northern Texas also moved to a four-day school week. Since then, it has seen hiring improvements, including "quality applicants," and improved teacher attendance as well. Superintendent John Kuhn told
"If you're a school district that has maintained instructional time close to what it was under a five-day model, we really see no difference in achievement outcomes among four versus five-day students," Thompson said. "Many schools only increase it by like, 30 minutes a day, which doesn't seem sufficient from our research evidence so far."
Fiedler also said if local families want to continue with a five-day school week, they can choose to enroll their kids in one of five of the district's charter schools that have remained on a five-day schedule. Thompson said among the questions that remain to be answered are how to "mitigate the costs" for students and families and how to make sure kids on four-day school schedules are properly fed, supervised and kept active on their non-school weekday.
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