posted by Joe Polk at 11:09 AM /
The Mt. Lebanon School District switched to four-day weeks in summer 2005 as one of a number of energy-saving measures recommended by a consultant, said Superintendent John Allison. The district closes on Fridays the last two weeks of June and all of July. Employees work 10-hour days the rest of the week.
In 2007, the district spent $40,000 less for utility costs in June and $65,000 less in July compared with 2004, Dr. Allison said. He added that Mt. Lebanon has seen another benefit from the four-day work weeks -- higher morale among those employees who must work in the summer.
"It really seems to be a real positive physically, emotionally. Everybody seems a little more fresh having those few weeks with those three-day weekends." He said he provided information about the savings to other superintendents in the Allegheny Intermediate Unit at their last meeting.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/08192/895938-54.stm
In 2007, the district spent $40,000 less for utility costs in June and $65,000 less in July compared with 2004, Dr. Allison said. He added that Mt. Lebanon has seen another benefit from the four-day work weeks -- higher morale among those employees who must work in the summer.
"It really seems to be a real positive physically, emotionally. Everybody seems a little more fresh having those few weeks with those three-day weekends." He said he provided information about the savings to other superintendents in the Allegheny Intermediate Unit at their last meeting.
Link: www.post-gazette.com/pg/08192/895938-54.stm
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