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BISD hears presentation on four-day week during monthly board meeting

December 20, 2023 - 00:00
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Board President Brittany Hicks with BISD Staff Member of the Month JoAnn Briones-Amador, Principal Dixie Moseley and Superintendent Gary Bitzkie.BISD Students of the Month (left to right) Avery Ashcraft, Anali Garcia-Anaya and Elliot Rodriguez with Alkek Principal Dixie Moseley. BULLETIN PHOTO/ Tracy Thayer

At the regular monthly meeting of the Bandera Board of Trustees, Middle School Principal Bobby Lalanne and High School Principal Patrick Sizemore gave a presentation outlining the benefits and drawbacks of a four-day school week.The principals detailed the reasons to consider a four-day school week in light of the teacher shortage that is being felt in Bandera. Two positions at the High School have been vacant for two years, and finding substitute teachers is difficult.Bandera ISD has been contacting other districts of like size who have gone to a four-day school week. School district administrators have met with parents, teachers ...

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