This proposed calendar is viewed as a radical change in the daily operations of our school district. Four-day weeks are common in schools in the states to our west. States as close as Minnesota and Iowa, as far away as Washington and Wyoming. PEASD would be the first district in Wisconsin to develop this innovative plan. Coupled with the 4-Day week the district must offer low cost wrap around care.
Listed below are some of the impacts that four day is expected to create:
EXPECTED GAINS: Improved attendance students & staff, student satisfaction, teacher recruitment and retention, increased concentration of instructional time, expanded opportunity for individualized student support, work-study arrangements, no conflict opportunity for appointments, frequent family three-day weekend opportunities, positive student-teacher relation gains.
WHAT HAPPENS ON THE FIFTH DAY?
No Bus Service
No Regular Food Service
School is open Regular Hours but not structured class as usual
Wrap Around Care regular hours (6:00am,-7:30 am & 3:15pm-5:30pm)
IF MY STUDENT COMES TO SCHOOL DAY 5, WHAT WILL THEY DO?
Exploratory, Enrichment, Reading, Remediation, Community Service, Physical Activities, Library Time, Virtual Field Trips, Counseling, Hobbies, Make Your Own Lunch, Technology, Projects, Guest Speakers, Grand-Friend Activity, Small Group Play, Life Skills, Board Games, Educational videos & Movies
If a student opts to attend the fifth day, it would be a full day commitment unless otherwise previously arranged by the parent.
Questions or comments to: 4dayweek@peasd.org
All-School Alumni Reunion Cancelled
Palmyra-Eagle All-School Alumni Reunion Cancelled
We are all facing new challenges and difficult decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. That being said, the all-school alumni reunion committee has unanimously decided to CANCEL the alumni luncheon scheduled for July 25, 2020 at the 841 BrewHouse in Whitewater. Please pass this information onto other alumni and friends.
Stay safe and be well.
2020-2021 Elementary School Consolidation
At its regularly scheduled March 11, 2020 school board meeting the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District school board voted to consolidate its elementary schools beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. As a result of this determination, all incoming four-year-old kindergarten through grade 5 students will be enrolled at Eagle Elementary School. While a difficult decision to make, the advantages of assigning all elementary grade levels at one school site are many.
Benefits to students include the coordination and sequencing of common curriculum experiences within and across grade levels, collaborative efforts among multiple teachers of the same grade level, targeted learning experiences for all learners, and the alignment of interventions created to support and expand student growth and achievement. The school setting has ready access to a natural conservatory which offers "nature's classroom" to both teachers and their students. A strong partnership exists with the local library which is a brief two minute walk from the school through a serene, wooded area.
Future communications will address new and expanded program offerings at Palmyra Middle/High School which will house students in grades 6th through 12th next year.
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