Are the two 15-minute recesses for elementary students built into the schedule?
A. Yes, but not at a definite time each day. Q. How about a 4-day school week to save money? The fifth day could be used as an Internet or homework day at home A. A four day school week would be a significant burden on our community because of the added cost of daycare, latchkey, and other child care needs for many WCS families. But more importantly, shifting students’ instructional time to four days per week would create even longer days for them, especially elementary students who are already in school for over 7 hours per day. Condensing the school week to four days would increase the elementary school day to over 8 hours which would limit our ability to offer quality programs. Likewise, staying in school later each day would jeopardize numerous athletic, fine arts, and other extra-curricular activities. Q. Won’t student safety be compromised in high school science lab classes if there are too many students in the class? Do the schools have enough lab space and lab equipment to acco
