Palo Verde High Magnet School posted a flyer on their FB that lays out a plan that could dramatically reshape students’ weeks: a proposed switch to a four‑day instructional schedule that keeps total classroom minutes intact by extending each school day to run from 8:10 a.m. to 4:10 p.m., with Fridays repurposed for academic support, credit recovery, internships and family flexibility.
The one‑page handout — framed as a three‑year pilot — calls for seven 60‑minute class periods per day and includes a targeted “Math Boost” elective for grades 9–11 intended to sharpen skills for students who need it (students already exceeding math standards would not be enrolled in the extra section). The flyer pitches the change as a way to stay competitive with charter schools, recruit and retain teachers, and protect instructional minutes so that grades can “stay strong or even improve.”
What the plan would look like…