Texas School District Implementing 4-Day Week, Teacher Retention Incentives Amid Staff Shortages

School children wearing masks walk outside Condit Elementary School in Bellaire, Texas, in Dec. 16, 2020. Francois Picard/AFP via Getty Images

A Texas school district is adopting a four-day school week for the upcoming year amid staff and teacher shortages.

The Jasper Independent School District (JISD) announced the changes in a social media post on March 16, one day after the JISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to give teachers and staff retention incentives for the 2022–2023 school year.