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Guidelines for a Uniform Calendar Committee

Guidelines for a Uniform Calendar Committee. Summary to date 12.2.13. DRAFT Recommendations. Extend implementation to the 16-17 or 17-18 school year. Based on experience of two regions implementation takes two to three years Will need to review the impact on

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Guidelines for a Uniform Calendar Committee

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  1. Guidelines for a Uniform CalendarCommittee Summary to date 12.2.13

  2. DRAFTRecommendations • Extend implementation to the 16-17 or 17-18 school year. • Based on experience of two regions implementation takes two to three years • Will need to review the impact on • Teacher contracts that include specific requirement, dates or timeframes that are impacted by a regional uniform calendar • Transportation contracts that may specify particular dates • Refer to the RESC Alliance feasibility study of Implementing Regional Transportation and Regional School Calendars dated December 2011; updated data regarding transportation may be needed

  3. DRAFTRecommendations • Will need to assure that Vocational-Technical system schools are part of the regional calendars • Will need to assure that other schools of choice are part of the regional calendars

  4. DRAFTRecommendations • No recommendations regarding the end of school date • State law dictates no later than June 30 • Inclement weather impacts the end of school • Individual district policies regarding the actual number of school (student and teacher) days may impact the end date of any given year • Cultural and religious observances drive individual town calendars based on community need; regions and districts will need flexibility

  5. DRAFTRecommendations • Important to give an individual school district flexibility due to unanticipated circumstances such as construction delays or serious maintenance issues • Request that the CSDE consider digital opportunities for their need to have a consistent professional development message across the state; these could be recorded and then used on a regional basis on a common day allowing for flexibility across the state region by region

  6. DRAFTGuidelines for RESCs • 180 days, 2 PD Days, Start Date, 3 Vacations • Start Date to be the last Wednesday of August with a three day +/- window • 3 vacations: • At least one week during the period between July 1 and the last week of August • Addresses the charge of the committee to have one of three vacations during the summer • At least 5 days during the 4th or 5th week of December and can be extended to coincide with New Year’s Day • At least 5 days during the 2nd or 3rd week of April • Additional recommended guideline: • Within a region discuss a February break and work toward common agreement

  7. DRAFTGuidelines for RESCs • 180 days, 2 PD Days, Start Date, 3 Vacations • Election Day to be a Professional Development Day with no students attending school • Within a region have one other common Professional Development Day that does not interfere with statewide student assessments • Work toward common agreement on student or non-student days for Holidays such as Veterans’ Day, Columbus Day, Martin Luther King Day and other single day holidays

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