Carlton school leaders banking on interest in four-day week

An upbeat Carlton schools superintendent Donita Stepan believes the school district's switch to a four-day school week in September will trigger an uptick in enrollments.

Nothing definite in terms of filed paperwork, "But we've done several tours," she said in an interview Tuesday. "We've probably got at least eight or nine new kids interested in coming so far."

Regarding families possibly leaving over the same issue, Stepan indicated she had not seen any paperwork for kids leaving the district, but she has heard rumors.

She also thought that because of the time delay in getting anything in wr...