Will Independence voters keep four-day school week? Follow live election results
Voters in the Independence School District are deciding whether to keep the four-day school week in place.
Independence schools have been operating on a four-day week since the 2023-2024 school year. At the time, the Independence School Board described the switch as “an innovative strategy to attract and retain high-quality teachers in the midst of a nationwide teacher shortage.”
The four-day week initiative didn’t have an expiration date at first. However, the Missouri General Assembly adopted legislation last year requiring districts with four-day school week calendars to be put to a district vote every 10 years in cities with populations over 30,000.
Parents, teachers and district leadership have been divided on the four-day school week. The results of this vote will not enshrine the four-day week. Instaed, it will determine whether or not the district gets to continue to decide its schedule for itself.
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This story was originally published November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM.