Early-release days

Posted Sep 24, 2010 by Sherri Ackerman

Updated Sep 24, 2010 at 10:48 AM

Westchase Principal Scott Weaver looks over one third-grade class during the school’s first early-release day.

Worried about early-release days at your child’s school?

Read about the debate here.

Students are losing nearly 20 hours of class time this year due to 12 early-release days – days when students are dismissed two hours earlier so teachers can get together for common planning time.
There’s no room in the yearlong schedule to make that time up, administrators say.

But teachers at Westchase Elementary say they make the most of the time they have.

Check out our story here and watch video of the school’s first early-release day here.