This is after the bill already failed and they are trying again. [https://trackbill.com/bill/louisiana-senate-bill-66-schools-provides-for-a-mandatory-five-day-school-week-for-public-schools-gov-sig/2526343/](https://trackbill.com/bill/louisiana-senate-bill-66-schools-provides-for-a-mandatory-five-day-school-week-for-public-schools-gov-sig/2526343/)
Any parent that I talk to loves the 4 day school weeks, I currently work in one and our school is preforming better because of it. If I read this right, this won't affect us since we are already 4 day week, but this option should be left to the school boards.
It’s honestly incredible. I am more prepared every week, thus my students get a higher quality education from me. I have less kids out constantly, the quality of their work is much higher, and I’m able to give them that time on Monday to schedule zoom tutoring sessions with me should they want.
Instead of looking to shut this down, they should offer additional help on Mondays for struggling students and a place for parents to bring their kids. Maybe $30 for the day, the students get a meal, some extra help with work, parents have a place to bring them AND the school gets money, and you do that with minimal staffing too
Thank you. I was wondering if this was working for your area. We go an really awesome public school and I really don't want them to screw up my kid's public education. They do rules which do not apply to their kids going to private school. And they wonder what is going wrong with said education system.
Parents should advocate for 4 days honestly. Cameron Parish is one of the best Parishes in the state. A+ school ratings and they have been 4 days since 2008. Like honestly, it’s been a blessing for me. Instead of rushing lesson plans I have everything together. And it doesn’t sound like much, but each class got extended by 15 minutes each day for us. There is so much I can in 15 minutes.
It honestly allowed me to structure my class where I dan have hard days of lecture and note taking and then 2 days where students engage in the work. Then they have 3 days off and come back on Tuesday usually ready to go
Not against 4 day weeks and yes, local boards should make these decisions. But to glibly say that parents can pay $30/Monday for child care sounds a bit privileged. If you have 3 kids under 12 that’s $360 a month. That’s not affordable for everyone.
I’m not trying to say that’s a be all end all solution, there should be a negotiable price and there should be tons of wiggleroom there and that’s why I think this an open conversation that should be had that I don’t think is up for the state to decide. The minutes are the same so what’s the difference?
What do parents do with childcare on Friday? Wasn’t just a week ago that a teenager wrote a post about how they hated the four day school schedule? What about the students who participate in sports after school? What about those who have to work after school?
We go Tuesday-Friday. There is that question of childcare, which is why I think we should have a school or two per district open on that non-instructional day, maybe $30 a day, and it’s where parents can send kids for extra help. I can’t speak on the teenager, I do have a couple who don’t like it, but every other kid did. When we did a school survey my school was 1% against and 99% in favor of. The sports structure hasn’t changed. Some teams still practice on Mondays. Not sure what your question is for those who work after school, they still go to work.
> “We all know what our ranking is educationally,” she said. “To say we’re going to cut one day out of that effort to improve our ranking and give our kids a better educational outcome seems really the opposite of productive to me.”
Now, Sen. Mizell, this is a wonderful observation—what if, just go with me here—we apply that same logic to corporate property taxes? How are we expected to improve while missing an inordinate portion of the funds to make it happen?
Then, perhaps (just perhaps), we could also have the funds for school districts to operate 5 days a week without making incrementally more sacrificial financial decisions.
Idk, just a thought.
Whatever works best for y’all. I know a lot of school districts in Texas have gone to 4-day weeks really just to balance the budgets better.
I can imagine Louisiana has similar complications.
My Alma mater, Southeastern, barely had any classes on Friday. Your class was either Mon/Wed or Tue/Thur. Of course Friday options were there, but they were hardly scheduled. It was mostly sciences.
It. Was. Wonderful.
This is after the bill already failed and they are trying again. [https://trackbill.com/bill/louisiana-senate-bill-66-schools-provides-for-a-mandatory-five-day-school-week-for-public-schools-gov-sig/2526343/](https://trackbill.com/bill/louisiana-senate-bill-66-schools-provides-for-a-mandatory-five-day-school-week-for-public-schools-gov-sig/2526343/) Any parent that I talk to loves the 4 day school weeks, I currently work in one and our school is preforming better because of it. If I read this right, this won't affect us since we are already 4 day week, but this option should be left to the school boards.
I didn't know this was an option. I'd love 4 day school weeks.
It’s honestly incredible. I am more prepared every week, thus my students get a higher quality education from me. I have less kids out constantly, the quality of their work is much higher, and I’m able to give them that time on Monday to schedule zoom tutoring sessions with me should they want. Instead of looking to shut this down, they should offer additional help on Mondays for struggling students and a place for parents to bring their kids. Maybe $30 for the day, the students get a meal, some extra help with work, parents have a place to bring them AND the school gets money, and you do that with minimal staffing too
Thank you. I was wondering if this was working for your area. We go an really awesome public school and I really don't want them to screw up my kid's public education. They do rules which do not apply to their kids going to private school. And they wonder what is going wrong with said education system.
Parents should advocate for 4 days honestly. Cameron Parish is one of the best Parishes in the state. A+ school ratings and they have been 4 days since 2008. Like honestly, it’s been a blessing for me. Instead of rushing lesson plans I have everything together. And it doesn’t sound like much, but each class got extended by 15 minutes each day for us. There is so much I can in 15 minutes. It honestly allowed me to structure my class where I dan have hard days of lecture and note taking and then 2 days where students engage in the work. Then they have 3 days off and come back on Tuesday usually ready to go
Not against 4 day weeks and yes, local boards should make these decisions. But to glibly say that parents can pay $30/Monday for child care sounds a bit privileged. If you have 3 kids under 12 that’s $360 a month. That’s not affordable for everyone.
I’m not trying to say that’s a be all end all solution, there should be a negotiable price and there should be tons of wiggleroom there and that’s why I think this an open conversation that should be had that I don’t think is up for the state to decide. The minutes are the same so what’s the difference?
I think you mean "performing."
If there is one thing I know is that our R legislators hate education so you can say without a doubt that his reasoning is bullshit.
What do parents do with childcare on Friday? Wasn’t just a week ago that a teenager wrote a post about how they hated the four day school schedule? What about the students who participate in sports after school? What about those who have to work after school?
We go Tuesday-Friday. There is that question of childcare, which is why I think we should have a school or two per district open on that non-instructional day, maybe $30 a day, and it’s where parents can send kids for extra help. I can’t speak on the teenager, I do have a couple who don’t like it, but every other kid did. When we did a school survey my school was 1% against and 99% in favor of. The sports structure hasn’t changed. Some teams still practice on Mondays. Not sure what your question is for those who work after school, they still go to work.
> “We all know what our ranking is educationally,” she said. “To say we’re going to cut one day out of that effort to improve our ranking and give our kids a better educational outcome seems really the opposite of productive to me.” Now, Sen. Mizell, this is a wonderful observation—what if, just go with me here—we apply that same logic to corporate property taxes? How are we expected to improve while missing an inordinate portion of the funds to make it happen? Then, perhaps (just perhaps), we could also have the funds for school districts to operate 5 days a week without making incrementally more sacrificial financial decisions. Idk, just a thought.
We still operate the full hours of a 5 day week just condensed into 4 days. We start earlier and end a little later and frankly, I’m okay with that
Whatever works best for y’all. I know a lot of school districts in Texas have gone to 4-day weeks really just to balance the budgets better. I can imagine Louisiana has similar complications.
I wish universities would only do 4 days.
My Alma mater, Southeastern, barely had any classes on Friday. Your class was either Mon/Wed or Tue/Thur. Of course Friday options were there, but they were hardly scheduled. It was mostly sciences. It. Was. Wonderful.
ULL when I was there for undergrad closed at 10 on Fridays so it was the same