Mississippi Lt. Governor Hosemann speaks on modified school calendar

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) -Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann made his solution to Hattiesburg on Tuesday afternoon to debate extra classroom time for college students and adjusting the varsity calendars.

Lt. Governor Hosemann stated he has been pushing for extra faculty districts to think about any such calendar with 9 weeks on and three weeks off.

“Effectively in Mississippi we’re doing 180 days a 12 months and everyone just about is aware of that solely is about half a 12 months of training,” stated Hosemann. “To provide our youngsters actually the experience to compete we’re speaking about coaching younger women and men to compete in a worldwide financial system and the best way to do that is by giving them the utmost quantity of training. A whole lot of the colleges in Mississippi are recognizing the wants for the training interval.”

The Lt. Governor additionally stated this may also help mitigate the summer season studying loss that college students might need throughout the longer summer season breaks.

“We’ve been speaking about that from Corinth all the best way to Gulfport and in all places in between from Meridian to Vicksburg and Jackson in all places else,” stated Hosemann. “I feel we have to economically benefit these faculty districts that make these determination so that there’s not an financial barrier to make that call.”

In line with Hosemann, the state ought to anticipate laws this 12 months to encourage a modified faculty calendar and assist the varsity districts financially.

“In Lamar county and the others which are right here, we’ve had a protracted relation with them and they’re wanting on the similar modified calendar to do that on a state-wide foundation,” Hosemann stated. “Like plenty of locations, the great colleges are this primary and we would like those which have the financial means to do that like Lamar county does, it’s going to be very profitable.”

Lt. Governor Hosemann additionally met with the Lamar County Superintendent Steven Hampton to debate additional particulars about this calendar.

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