Alternative Schedule Information

Sheridan County School District #1 implemented a 4-day week school schedule in 1983. The goal of the alternative schedule was to enhance the quality of education for students by intensifying efforts district-wide on a regular basis, in the areas of curriculum development and staff development.

Elementary school hours are 8:00 to 3:50, middle school and high school hours are basically from 8:00 to 4:00, although there are slight variations of that at some schools. The school year for the district is 148 days.

More details regarding our schedule and its impact are available in PDF format; click here. This information includes:

• Implementation details (the schedule initiated a debate in the Wyoming State Legislature)
• Detailed student contact time
• Teacher contract times
• Friday activities for staff and students
• Impact of schedule on other areas
• Student achievement
• Benefits
• Problems

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the above PDF file. Adobe Acrobat is a free download, click here to go get it