Voters in the fast-growing Hallsville school district about ten miles north of Columbia have overwhelmingly voted to continue with a four-day school week.
The issue was approved by a vote of 1,077 to 358 on Tuesday, according to election results from the Boone County clerk’s office. Retaining the four-day school week required a simple majority. The Hallsville school district went to a four-day week in the2022-2023 school year and says it’s been working. Hallsville school officials say the district continues to attract 88 teacher applicants each year. District officials say voter approval of the four-day school week will enable Hallsville schools to maintain their current calendar structure for the next decade, subject to board approval.
Voters in the Hallsville school district also approved a $6.5 million no tax increase bond issue. It required a two-thirds majority vote. There were 1,082 votes in favor and 359 votes against. While voters approved the measure easily in April, Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick declined to certify it, saying the Hallsville school district bond issue in April was never submitted to his office for certification.
Hallsville school officials say that the bond measure would fund numerous projects, including security upgrades and new classrooms at Hallsville’s primary school and expanded parking on the main campus.