Instructional Calendar Development

1. Instructional Calendar Development 2019-2020 School Year

2. Calendar Committee • Consisted of 56 members representing each campus • Committee included teachers, administrators, and parents • The committee met face-to-face two times and were given multiple times to gather feedback from their campuses and vote on several aspects of the calendar development. Goal: Create calendar options that positively impact student achievement!

3. State Requirements • 75,600 minutes • 2 additional snow days built in • 187 teacher contract days • Minimum of 420 minute school day • May use up to 2,100 instructional minutes for teacher professional learning

4. Considerations • Holiday Breaks (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break, Good Friday) • State testing calendar • Start and end dates • Teacher professional learning days • Semester breakdown • Early release days

5. Committee Input The committee would like to see: • 9-week grading periods • More built-in professional learning days • Fall break to allow for October family vacations • School to start mid-week • End before Memorial Day • End semester before Christmas break • Balance semesters – no more 5 week grading periods

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7. Calendar Variations

11. Survey Results

12. Instructional Calendar 2019-2020 School Year

14. Questions