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Caldwell Parish going to four-day school week
Published Wednesday, June 18, 2008
COLUMBIA, La. (AP) — Many students in the Caldwell Parish School System are looking forward to a four-day school week for the 2008-09 school year.
The school board voted to reduce the school week to four days, conducting classes Tuesday through Friday. The instructional day will be lengthened to begin at 7:50 a.m. and end at 4:25 p.m.
Superintendent John Sartin said the start date of school might be moved up slightly.
Cost of fuel to run the bus fleet is partially responsible for the board's decision. Sartin said since the district is mostly rural, buses travel about 1,064 miles each day, and the savings in fuel alone would likely be $92,000.
In addition to fuel savings, the board expects to save approximately $35,000 annually on substitute teachers and $10,000 a year on food costs for operating the cafeteria.
Comments
Posted by destiny (anonymous) on June 18, 2008 at 10:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)
These gas prices are causing changes to every aspect of the everyday life. Not only here in America but all over the world. Our president can not do any thing about it without corporation from all the world leaders. Now if we could get all of them together at the same table maybe they could agree on something to see the prices cut. Fat chance of that happening tho'.
Posted by msubulldog (anonymous) on June 18, 2008 at 11:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Sounds a like a plan to me
Posted by justayappin (anonymous) on June 18, 2008 at 2:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This should be considered for every business and school unless it's a 24 hr service that is offered.
Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on June 18, 2008 at 5:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Let's see. 1,064 miles per day. 10 miles per gallon. $5 diesel. 36 weeks for the school year. 5 days per week. The fuel cost for the school year would be less than $100,000. So, eliminating one day each week would save about $20,000 in fuel for the school year.
Now that said, I am glad to hear that school officials are looking for way to minimize the impact of fuel cost.
Posted by OldGrandDad (anonymous) on June 18, 2008 at 7:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Don't expect this brilliant idea to last. The parents will soon be howling when they realize they will be responsible for their little devils an extra day each week.
Posted by gemccull (Gary McCullars) on June 18, 2008 at 7:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think you are right, OldGrandDad. I will not go so far as calling the school children little devils, but you are close,
Working parents may have a problem with child care.
Posted by fire39212 (anonymous) on June 18, 2008 at 11:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Good plan!!!! NPS needs to do the same....
Posted by NtzMom55 (anonymous) on June 19, 2008 at 1:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Looks like our nation is at the beginning stages of metamorphosis, making it difficult to fathom what lies ahead for our future.
Posted by freedom42 (anonymous) on June 19, 2008 at 7:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Neighborhood schools, the kids could walk or ride a bike. They could bring their lunch, and moms could volunteer to help in the classrooms. What novel ideas!
Posted by LdyBreez (anonymous) on June 20, 2008 at 6:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
lol freedom, seems like that is how things were when I was growing up.. One school for kindergarten - 8th... then off to high school. we walked to school, or rode our bikes, there use to be a bike rack our front of Montebello now McLaurin. Wow what a novel idea
Posted by sassygirl (anonymous) on June 20, 2008 at 9:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I live in Ms so I dont see our school ever doing this. But I do have one problem if they where to do that. Our taxes payes for schools and outher coutny officals and by cutting back to 4 days sounds great but they will not cut out taxes .they are taxing us to death and it's sad. There is always money for the school. Even if the county does not have the money if the school ask for 100,000 the county has to give the money to the school no questions asked.
Posted by ProNatchez (anonymous) on June 20, 2008 at 9:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
A lot of poor parents will not be able to afford the daycare that will be needed on the Mondays when they are at work, but the kids are out of school. Some of the little heathens will be just left alone on those days and will get into lots of mischief.
Posted by EnKiKur (anonymous) on June 20, 2008 at 10:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
The perfect solution would be public schools where the students live full time and work gardens to produce their food. Tall fences topped with barbed wire could be put around the schools to protect the children, and the children could be watched over by teachers and Wackenhut Security. Parents could visit their kids ever so often for family bonding.
Everyone would benefit from this arrangment. No need for constant fuel buying, no need for daycare, parents could focus solely on paying taxes and wise persons trained in government education centers and psychological facilities could teach the children just what they need to know to be good citizens.
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