It’s going to be a shorter week with longer days for Baxter Springs students. The Baxter Springs School District will adopt a four-day school week. The Tuesday through Friday schedule will begin with the start of the new school year (2023-2024). The Superintendent David Pendergraft says the new schedule is designed to give students an extra day off. He also says the main reason for the transition is due to the lack of qualified staff. “Over the years, the number of applicants that are applying has been diminishing across the board, and we’ve experienced some of our upper-level courses where we’re having a hard time getting qualified applicants,” said Pendergraft.
Source: KOAM News
