Parents at one Goddard intermediate school may have noticed a change in schedule that has resulted in less recess for students this school year.
Discovery Intermediate School students in Goddard now have reduced, 10-minute recess periods for the 2025-26 school year, and that recess is no longer directly after or before lunchtime.
The move is part of scheduling changes Discovery made to align with previous guidelines from the Kansas Department of Education, according to Dane Baxa, the community relations director at USD 265…