4 Day School Week Information
Paradise Schools is currently exploring the adoption of a four day school week schedule for the 2024-2025 school year.
Why?
- Foster work/life/school balance.
- Encourage and increase quality family time.
- Sustain staff retention and increase high-quality candidate recruitment.
A 4-day week would encompass 144 instructional school days from August to May. It would include 1 Friday each month as a staff development day.
How?
A survey sent to Paradise Schools families on October 26th 2023 was the first step to exploring the 4-day week. The next steps include follow-up surveys, open forums, Q&A opportunities, focus groups, and board meeting presentations of findings.
October 2023 Survey Results
Parent Survey Results (based on 1,469 parent responses)
If Paradise Schools moved to an alternative schedule for a 4 day school week, please select the option below that best describes your level of support for this change:
| Strongly Agree | 55.5% (815) |
| Agree | 15.1% (222) |
| Neutral/Unsure | 12.5% (184) |
| Disagree | 4% (59) |
| Strongly Disagree | 12.9% (189) |
Staff Survey Results (based on 259 staff responses)
If Paradise Schools moved to an alternative schedule for a 4 day school week, please select the option below that best describes your level of support for this change:
| Strongly Agree | 79.5% (206) |
| Agree | 15.1% (39) |
| Neutral/Unsure | 2.7% (7) |
| Disagree | 1.9% (5) |
| Strongly Disagree | 0.8% (2) |
November 2023 Survey Results
Parent Survey Results (based on 1,208 parent responses)
If Paradise Schools were to switch to a four-day school week during the 2024-2025 academic year, would you still continue to attend?
| Yes | 89.7% (1084) |
| No | 10.3% (124) |
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Start and end times
Monday - Thursday, no school on Fridays
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| Current | 24-25 SY | |
| PHES | 7:45 am - 2:20 pm | 7:45 am - 2:30 pm |
| PHMS | 7:10 am - 2:03 pm | 7:05 am - 2:10 pm |
| PHHS | 7:50 am - 2:40 pm | hours to remain the same |
