From employees reviews
GOLDSBORO – Wayne County college students will take pleasure in a four-day weekend in mid-November.
The Wayne County Board of Training amended its 2021-22 educational calendars so as to add a “Wellness Day” on Nov. 12. All WCPS college students and employees might be given the time without work to have an prolonged weekend.
“Whereas final college 12 months was extraordinarily tough for college kids and employees, the 2021-22 college 12 months has additionally introduced with it many unexpected challenges,” stated David Lewis, WCPS superintendent. “As an illustration, staffing shortages brought on by employees members retiring, leaving the sphere or just being absent to COVID-19 associated exclusions are having an incredible affect on our faculties and the district.
“Along with employees choosing up added college or departmental duties, for the primary time we’re experiencing a substitute instructor scarcity which is leading to academics having to cowl different lecture rooms throughout their planning intervals frequently.”
The BOE adopted the “Wellness Day” initiative taken by fellow North Carolina college districts and programs nationwide. The day happens after the Veterans Day (Nov. 11) vacation and carries over into the next weekend.
“Employees and college students will have the ability to take pleasure in a four-day break to refresh themselves previous to testing and the various different end-of-semester actions that might be ramping up later in November and December,” Lewis stated.