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  • Centerville alters school schedule

    052721 centerville isdCOURTESY PHOTO Centerville ISD

    By Tony Farkas

    CENTERVILLE — The Centerville ISD Board has approved a change to a four-day-a-week schedule for the new school year beginning Aug. 9.

    The vote was not unanimous, however, as Board Member Randall Fry said he would remain skeptical of the new plan.

    At the May 20 meeting, board members Joyce Carlton, Gerald Davis, Kim Blalock and Dwayne Whittlesley showed approval for the plan presented by Principal Andja Sailer.

    Sailer said the district sent surveys to both staff and parents, and together it showed a 95 percent approval rate for the plan. Students will attend classes Mondays-Thursdays, from 7:20 a.m.-3:30 p.m. each day.

    There are occasional Friday attendance required, mostly for testing.

    Sailer said that benefits of the new schedule include more time in that classroom, which gives teachers more time with the students for more in-depth instruction.

    Superintendent Mark Brown said that this will be a three-year pilot, but the program, if it turns out to be a problem, can be terminated at any time.

    Board Member Michael Brister was absent and did not vote.

    In other business, the board:

    • discussed the pending receipt of a $340,949 grant.