Because of state cuts to teacher pay, teachers will have their work hours shortened on February 17 and May 25 this year. These are early release days for students. Teachers will leave work 30 minutes after students are dismissed.
On all other early release Fridays teachers work a full day, spending 90 minutes in Professional Collaboration Time (PCT). This is time for teachers to work together to learn and refine their instructional practice.
So if you see your child’s teacher away from school on the afternoon of February 17 or May 25, that is because teachers agreed to take their pay cut in a way that did not impact class time for students.