Restructured School Day

What is a Restructured Day?

• Every Wednesday is shorter and the rest of the school days will be longer.
• Each School Building will provide updates on actual start and end times.

Why is L'Anse Creuse Restructuring the school day?

• The Restructured Day will allow teachers:
  To work collaboratively to enhance and expand teaching and learning strategies.
• To prepare our students for their future and the demands of an ever-changing workforce and to be productive members in a global society, schools must be an educational system that is rigorous, relevant, and highly effective.

How is the time being used?

• Teachers will have 90 minutes each Wednesday to develop curriculum, share and compare successful instructional practices, and learn new instructional strategies.
• This will ensure L’Anse Creuse students are getting the best education available.

How will this impact instructional time?

• Instructional time will increase!  Fifteen minutes was added to the instructional day.
• On Wednesdays, 60 minutes will be subtracted from the student’s day, balancing out student instructional time.
• Teachers will work an expanded day every Wednesday, collaborating together for 90 minutes as they work towards common school and classroom improvement objectives. 
• Restructuring the day maximizes instructional time usage, while reducing the number of half days utilized in previous years.

Will childcare be provided?

• Understanding the need for reliable childcare services, the district will continue to offer SACC for L’Anse Creuse families. 
• SACC tuition rate scales will remain the same (additional charges may be incurred for special events).
• If you would like more information on enrolling in SACC, visit your local elementary's webpage or contact our SACC program at: 586-493-6330 extension 1103.

Will extra-curricular activities be impacted?

• Yes. On Wednesdays, coaches, music directors and club sponsors employed as teachers in L’Anse Creuse will be involved in the restructured day activities.
• This means that practices and other activities will begin at the completion of the staff development and work time.

Important to Remember

• The decision to restructure the school day is based on best practices and research.
• Individual start/end times and transportation schedules will be communicated via your child’s school building prior to the start of the second semester.
• Questions related to individual building schedules should be directed to the building office staff.