Education TRACKer: I can only speak from a parent's perspective

Since this is strictly opinion, remember that I am speaking from a very specific perspective… a stay-at-home, part-time freelance writer who was lucky enough to be able to make those choices in order to be home with her kids when they are home.
If you have been keeping up with the story about changing the school schedule, I’d love your feedback. Beth Shugg posted the news release on the main page, or you can check out this link from the News & Observer http://www.newsobserver.com/news/education/story/1466953.html . Essentially, they’re adding ten minutes to the school day, then dismissing school one hour early on Wednesdays to allow for more planning time for teachers. This also allows for more early release days, also helpful for teachers.
I am in favor of most things that help teachers. They do a difficult job educating a wide range of abilities and behaviors while trying to reinforce values and common courtesy.
But what I see, as a parent, is a hodge-podge schedule that requires more adapting on our part. Yes, we should embrace change. Yes, we should do what helps our children learn the best. But each year seems to bring more change under the banner of “better education.” I’m not always convinced that the newest panacea is best for my children, or my family.
We’re currently in a traditional elementary school which has a set schedule. Next fall, it will change. Ten minutes extra on Monday, ten minutes extra on Tuesday, an hour less on Wednesday, ten minutes extra on Thursday, ten minutes extra on Friday. One week an early release, then a couple weeks later, a Teacher Work Day. For parents who depend on day care centers, it may mean extra money. For a parent trying to set a schedule of meetings (like me) who needs to be available when her kids get off the bus, it sounds a little bit like bedlam.
After that year, my children will be transferred to a year-round school, yet another schedule to adjust to. Forgive me if I’m being overly dramatic, but I can’t completely warm up to the idea simply because I’m not sure if my kindergartner will make it through that new school without being redistricted again a year or two later.
I want my children to receive the best education possible. But giving the schedule, the school, the teachers, the parents, little tweaks each year in search of a cure is beginning to seem insecure and lacking in conviction.