Four-day school week set to continue

Swapping to a four-day week appears to have been a successful transition for Crook County School District but, before committing to the new schedule for two more years, Superintendent Mark Broderson wanted to make sure the district’s stakeholders are still on board.

He did this by issuing surveys to the staff, parents and high school students, asking each group for their thoughts on how school life has changed since the four-day week was introduced. Surveys were issued just a few weeks into the first semester and then repeated at the end of the second quarter.

In all three groups, the response...