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Bethel Adds Back School Days

Bethel School District

Students at Eugene's Bethel School District will get five days back in their academic calendar this spring.

That's a combination of make up days for last month's snowstorm and a better budget outlook. The district is adding the 5 days back the week following spring break. That week in April had been scheduled as Budget Reduction Days. Bethel Superintendent Colt Gill says the district surveyed students, parents and staff.

Gill: "Results were pretty overwhelming that April was the choice that families wanted and staff wanted. It's a much better academic week for students. It comes before students participate in their Advance Placement and International Baccalaureate test and also before they test for essential skills to earn their Oregon diploma."

Gill says the week will give students more time to prepare. The district was able to add back days due to changes made by the legislature to PERS benefits. Gill says next year Bethel will receive a little more federal funding because of the high number of students in the district who are living in poverty.

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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