Washtucna approved for 4-day week

WASHTUCNA – School principal Micheal Amend announced the Washtucna School District has been approved to move to a four-day week for the 2021-22 school year.

“Days will be a bit longer, we’ll start one week earlier, and students and staff will be in school Monday through Thursday,” Amend said, adding staff will have all-day professional development one Friday per month.

Amend said reasons for applying to the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the permit included the ability for the district to attract and retain high-quality staff; increasing staff and student attendance wit...