2018-2019 Proposed Calendar May 7, 2018
Background Regional Calendar Committee • York • Gloucester • Poquoson • Hampton • Newport News • Williamsburg-James City • New Horizons Regional Education Center 2
Background YCSD Calendar Committee • Teachers • Building Administrators • School Counselors • School Board Office Staff • Parents 3
2018-2019 Proposed Calendar Highlights • 180 instructional days • 192 work days for returning teachers • 195 work days for new teachers • 6 Student Assessment and Instructional Planning Days (SAIPD) 4
Important Dates and Events Thursday, August 16, 2018 • New Teachers Report Wednesday, August 22, 2018 • All Teachers Report 5
Important Dates and Events September 3, 2018 • Labor Day Holiday • Schools and Offices Closed September 4, 2018 • First Day of School 6
Important Dates and Events November 6, 2018 • Election Day • Student Holiday • .5 SAIPD/ .5 Professional Development November 12, 2018 • Veterans Day • Student Holiday • Elementary Parent Conferences • Secondary Professional Development 7
Important Dates and Events November 21-23, 2018 • Thanksgiving Holiday • Schools & Offices Closed 8
Important Dates and Events December 19, 2018 • Early Release Day • Last Day Before Winter Break December 20, 2018- January 1, 2019 • Winter Break (9 Days) 9
Important Dates and Events January 2, 2019 • Schools and Offices Reopen January 21, 2019 • Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday • Schools and Offices Closed January 28, 2019 • Student Holiday • Regional and Division-wide Professional Development Day 10
Important Dates and Events February 18, 2019 • Presidents’ Day Holiday • Schools and Offices Closed April 1 – April 5, 2019 • Spring Break • Schools and Offices Closed May 27, 2019 • Memorial Day Holiday • Schools and Offices Closed 11
Important Dates and Events February 18, 2019 • Presidents’ Day Holiday • Schools and Offices Closed April 1 – April 5, 2019 • Spring Break • Schools and Offices Closed May 27, 2019 • Memorial Day Holiday • Schools and Offices Closed 12
Important Dates and Events February 18, 2019 • Presidents’ Day Holiday • Schools and Offices Closed April 1 – April 5, 2019 • Spring Break • Schools and Offices Closed May 27, 2019 • Memorial Day Holiday • Schools and Offices Closed 13
Important Dates and Events June 11 – June 13, 2019 • Second Semester Exams • Early Dismissal • Last Day of School June 14, 2019 • Graduation Day • Student Assessment and Instructional Planning Day (SAIPD) 14
Code of Virginia Requirements 180 Instructional Days or 990 Instructional Hours per School Year 140 Instructional Hours per Course • High school credit bearing courses 560 Instructional Hours • Middle school core classes 15
Inclement Weather: Possible Make-up Days Early dismissal days may become full days • October 5 • January 23-25 • March 1 and March 29 • May 10 • June 11-13 Holidays may become instructional days • January 28 (professional development day) • February 18 (Presidents’ Day) • May 27 (Memorial Day) 16
2019-2020 Calendar Considerations Regional Calendar Committee • Align early release days across region • Move the regional professional development day from January to October • Allow two full weeks for winter break • Increase frequency of committee meetings (3 per year) 17
2019-2020 Calendar Considerations YCSD Calendar Committee • Possibility of starting school before Labor Day • Survey division staff about the use of SAIPD days • Gather feedback from staff concerning whether Veterans Day should be a staff holiday 18
2019-2020 Calendar Considerations YCSD Calendar Committee • Possibility of two full weeks for winter break • Review the distribution of early release days in January and June • Additional committee meeting in September to develop the 2019-2020 calendar proposal 19
2018-2019 Proposed Calendar May 7, 2018
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