A Principal Writes... Minutes Instead of Days - Part 3

In response to the 10/20/15 post, “Credits Earned – Minutes Instead of Days,” a LYS Principal writes the following:

LYS Nation,

75,600 minutes is what is required for the school year. To get this, you need to have a 420-minute (7 hours) school day. The minute count includes recess and lunch, so this is time in the building, not necessarily time in class. This probably provides a district with more flexibility. A school cannot complete the year earlier than May 16^th.

Teachers are still paid by the day (after all, we are professional staff). Early release and bad weather days have to be accounted for.   I agree with Cain’s concluding assumption. This gives the illusion of some type of reform, without really amounting to anything of substance.

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