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Posted: Apr 19, 2016 4:28 PMUpdated: Apr 20, 2016 4:53 AM

Caney Schools Go To 4-Day School Week

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Charlie Taraboletti

A southeast Kansas school district will have a four-day week for the rest of the year to save money.

The Caney Valley school board voted to add 10 minutes to each school day and cancel classes for the next five Fridays.

Superintendent Blake Vargas says the 800-student district faces a $70,000 budget shortfall. He cited adjusted enrollment, bus costs and years of educational funding cuts for the shortfall.

Other school districts also are considering schedule changes or other measures to reduce costs.

Chief Financial Officer for Wichita schools, Jim Freeman says that district could end this school year early, and his staff might propose lengthening the school day but shortening the next school year.


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