Medical Lake teachers to receive additional prep time

Starting next school year, Medical Lake School District teachers will have some extra time to prepare for their workweek.

At its April 28 meeting, the Medical Lake school board approved an agreement to provide release time for staff for professional development days for the 2015-16 academic year.

Superintendent Tim Ames said the proposal for release time came from staff feedback through surveys and meetings.

“We clearly heard the message, ‘the resource you can give us is more time,’” Ames said.

Under the agreement, all schools would start an hour later on Friday mornings. Staff will arrive 30...