Survey shows East Newton community, teachers approve four-day school week

The East Newton R-6 Board of Education reviewed results of an anonymous community survey on the four-day school week Thursday night.

East Newton went to the four-day week this year, conducting classes Tuesday through Friday of each week.

"The results were overwhelmingly positive," Superintendent Ron Mitchell said.

Eighty-eight percent of the public approved of the schedule, with 73 percent of teachers saying the schedule was having a positive effect on school morale. Twenty-five percent said they saw no difference in the morale, while two percent said it was worse.


Mitchell will e-mail survey results, which also included comments from the participants to board members.

In other action, the board:

-Approved the lease-purchase of two buses

-Approved summer school