<p>From what I could piece together, the teachers were asked to work an extra day per week without extra pay.
The SD probably does not have the extra monies to pay overtime, since it is in a poor district; but I can also see how gargantuan the task is to educate children who move in and out of the district, have limited English and difficult home situations. 1/3 of the students are new to the district every year. 63% qualify for F/R lunch.
And yet, the school was making progress, albeit not as fast as the powers-that-be want.</p>