Late start/early release provides for staff collaboration

Currently, as school districts, we are considering the implementation of a weekly release time during the 2012-2013 school year. I want to take this opportunity to discuss the structure, as well as the purpose and importance, of weekly release time for our staff members and our system as a whole.

Beginning in the fall of 2012, we are proposing to utilize either a weekly late start on Monday mornings or an early release on Wednesday afternoons. A Monday morning late start would mean that school would start at 9:35 instead of the 8:35 time we are proposing. A Wednesday early release would mean t...