Brevard Public Schools (BPS) announced that it will implement a 4-day work week for its employees during the summer of 2010.  The four-day, 10-hour day work week schedule will be seven weeks in duration, beginning on Friday, June 4, and extending through Friday, July 23. 

As part of the district’s cost savings initiatives, closing facilities on the seven Fridays during the summer is projected to save the district $100,000 in energy reductions.  At the April 13 School Board Budget Workshop, Dr. Binggeli announced recommended reductions to the school district’s budget.  For the 2010-11 school year, BPS is projecting a $12.7 million cut in funding to its operating budget. 

Under the new summer schedule, employees will work 10-hours a day, Monday through Thursday.  All schools and district offices will be closed on the seven Fridays with limited exceptions as outlined below.

2010 Summer Four-Day Work Schedule Exceptions

• School Age Child Care (SACC) programs will be open on Fridays during the 4-day work week at the following 10 sites:  Lewis Carroll (Cafeteria), Croton (Cafeteria), Enterprise (Cafeteria), Gemini (Cafeteria), Jupiter (Cafeteria), Lockmar (Cafeteria), Sea Park (Build 9, Rm 41 & 42), Suntree (Cafeteria), West Melbourne (Rm 303 & 304), and Ralph Williams (Cafeteria).  Note:  SACC programs that do not enroll a minimum number of students will not operate during the summer.
• Career and Technical Education will attend classes on Friday, June 4 at the following seven sites in the CTE labs only:  Space Coast HS, Cocoa HS, Merritt Island HS, Melbourne HS, Palm Bay HS, Bayside HS, and Titusville HS.
• Summer Fine Arts Theatre Workshop programs will hold performances on Friday, June 25 in the auditoriums at the following two locations:  Merritt Island HS and Satellite HS.
• B.E.S.T. Trainings will occur in the Board room at E.S.F. on Friday, June 4, Friday, June 11, Friday, June 18, and Friday, June 25.
• Florida CTO Clinic will be held Friday, June 11 at Viera HS.