Evergreen School District in Vancouver, Wash. is facing a $15 million shortfall. Last night, the school board voted on a way to save $1.5 million, 10 percent of the shortfall, by adjusting student schedules. The theory is the shift will save money by consolidating bus routes. As an April 30 article in the Columbian, points out:
- High school and middle school students will start 20 minutes later; and
- Kindergartners will attend school two full days a week, instead of five half days, with a floating extra day maybe every other week to ensure the same number of instruction hours.
All I can say is I’m very glad my daughter is in kindergarten this year. I know how much she needs a regular routine, and two day per week class with a floating extra day is a little too vague for her.
