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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Pasco School Calendar Delayed as 4-Day Week Investigation Continues

The task force will host three public forums to hear from the community in February before submitting its findings to the school board in March.

The 2012-13 Pasco County school calendar is still up in the air as district officials continue to look into the benefits and ramifications of a four-day school week. The proposal to look into a four-day week came up last year as school district officials struggled with making more than $50 million in budget cuts. As 513 positions were cut from the district’s payroll, school board member Steve Luikart proposed the idea. The volunteer task force assigned to investigate the potential impact of a four-day week has not completed its work, and is not expected to present its findings to the school board until March, according to The Tampa Bay Times. School leaders and parents who rely on the calendar for planning purposes and school choice …

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bobthe

3:15 pm on Monday, February 13, 2012

"how my(sic) adults can operate for 8 hours with only a 30 minute lunch and no time to slack off coffee breaks etc" This ladies and gentlemen is one of the reasons why America is going down the tubes.   more ›

Sunday, August 7, 2011

5 Things You Shouldn't Have Missed

Here are some of the stories we featured from August 1-August 6.

1.     Main Street Landing developer Ken McGurn asked the New Port Richey City Council for a promise of financial assistance Tueday night. He didn’t get it.   2.     The Volunteer Way, a local nonprofit, is seeking more funds for its new property. 3.     Pasco County Sheriff’s detectives have been investigating a series of smash-and-grab burglaries. 4.     Detectives arrested a former Mugs ‘N Jugs server as part of an investigation into a fraud and identity theft operation. 5.     A task force looking into starting a four-day school week in Pasco County got its marching orders.

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