Shirley works at the newest high school in the county, a short distance from her home. Since no money was provided for these days, many schools like the one where I teach decided to eliminate in-service days to cover the cost of additional instruction. To ensure that our school year would end in the first week of June, we began with three days of school prior to Labor Day. Shirley's school was one of them. Some of her experienced colleagues report they have less total instructional time and are thus able to cover less content under this system.
Science teachers tend to like the schedule, as it offers longer lab periods.
Shirley found that she was spending less time keeping records for her 90 students. Shirley's son is a computer science major at the University of Central Florida and had just spent a good summer. One of his endeavors was working with submarine simulators for the Navy. We're hoping the stock market improves. Their oldest daughter is a nurse practitioner in San Francisco.