Wentzville board approves early-release schedule, trims some Power Lunch time to add weekly teacher collaboration The Wentzville R‑IV Board approved a 2026–27 schedule that adds weekly secondary early‑release Wednesdays (68 minutes) and monthly 120‑minute all‑district early releases, reduces Power Lunch frequency, adjusts class lengths and SST time, and converts some staff PD days into student contact days; students and teachers had urged preservation of lunchtime supports.

The Wentzville R-IV Board has approved a new early-release schedule that balances teacher collaboration with student needs, but will it compromise essential lunchtime for clubs and support?

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East Ramapo officials say state instructional‑hour shortfall drove short lunches; draft plan could extend high‑school lunch to 32 minutes Superintendent told the board that high schools have a single 24‑minute lunch for 1,200–1,500 students, constrained by a 6‑hour‑14‑minute teacher day and NYSED's 990‑hour requirement; district is drafting a schedule that could extend lunch to 32 minutes but said changes require contract negotiations.

High school students in East Ramapo are fighting for more lunch time as officials propose extending their current 24-minute break to just 32 minutes—a change that could hinge on complex negotiations.

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Cartwright officials solicit community input on four-day week; no decision yet Cartwright Elementary District hosted a community forum where parents, teachers and staff weighed keeping the district's four-day school week against returning to five days. Officials said no decision has been made and that any change would be considered at public board meetings in December and January.

Cartwright Elementary District is at a crossroads: should they stick with a four-day week that many parents love, or switch back to five days amid growing concerns about educational quality?

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