School District 27J, in Brighton, will now have four-day weeks instead of the typical five-day, starting in August.
Back in January, we posted that Brighton-based School District 27J had plans to change its typical five-days-a-week schedule to four days. Well, a decision has finally been made. On Monday, March 19, the school district officially announced that the Colorado Department of Education approved the application and that they are moving forward with the plan for the 2018-19 school year. This new change will take effect in August for the 2018-19 school year."I realize this will be a significant change for our students, their families, and the communities we are so fortunate to serve, but our district can longer be expected to do more with less financial resources," said 27J Superintendent Chris Fiedler in a statement released by the school district. "To that end, I believe it is in our students' best interest to provide high quality, engaged teachers using 21st Century tools for learning four days a week rather than not have them five days a week."The district marks as the first in the Denver metro area to transition to a four-day week. Students will attend school Tuesday to Friday and have every Monday off. All of the district's schools will provide all-day child care (for grades K-5) on Mondays, with continuous before- and after-school care from Tuesday to Friday. For additional information on the child care programs, please visit sd27j.org/childcare.
If you're interested in attending informational meetings about the new four-day week, check out the schedule below:
Elementary
April 3, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. @ Brantner Elementary
April 3, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ Henderson Elementary
April 4, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ North Elementary
April 5, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. @ South Elementary
April 5, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. @ West Ridge Elementary
April 12, 6 p.m. @ Northeast Elementary
April 12, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Second Creek Elementary Gymnasium
April 17, 5 p.m. @ Thimmig Elementary Cafeteria
April 19, 5 p.m. @ Turnberry Elementary
April 19, 5:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Southeast Elementary
April 19, 5:30 to 7 p.m. @ Reunion Elementary
April 24, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ Pennock Elementary
Middle
April 4, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Vikan Middle
April 12, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. @ Stuart Middle
April 12, 6 p.m. @ Prairie View Middle
April 24, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ Overland Trail Middle
High
April 10, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. @ Brighton High Library
April 10, 6:30 p.m. @ Riverdale Ridge High 27J District Training Room
April 19, 7 a.m. @ Prairie View High
April 24, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. @ Innovations & Options Brighton Heritage Academy
Charter
April 10, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. @ Eagle Ridge Academy Cafeteria
What do you think? Are you a fan of the new four-day week School District 27J is implementing? Or do you prefer the five-day week schedule? Also, do you think other districts around the state should do away with the five-day weeks, too? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below, and let's get the conversation started.