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2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Survey • March 27, 2019, through April 5, 2019 • Available in English and Spanish • Objectives: • Do respondents want to add four days to the end of the school year, with those days off being utilized elsewhere in the school year? • If so, how do respondents wish for those days to be reallocated? • Start of school year would remain September 3, 2019, in all cases

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Survey Results by Respondent 2.66% Student (Total = 711) 2.73% Community Member (Total = 729) 22.57% School System Employee (Total = 6034) 26,730 Total Respondents 72.04% Parent or Guardian (Total = 19256)

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Survey Results by Feeder* 5000 4348 4500 4000 3265 3500 3051 3020 3000 2514 2468 2346 2500 2062 1845 1750 2000 1385 1302 1500 797 1000 500 0 *Respondents may belong to more than one feeder.

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Results: Opening Easter Monday and Presidents Day* Easter Monday Presidents Day 20000 20000 17475 18000 18000 16000 16000 13427 13303 14000 14000 12000 12000 No 9255 10000 10000 65.4% Yes No 8000 8000 49.8% 50.2% Yes 6000 6000 4000 4000 34.6% 2000 2000 0 0 * Legislation did not pass to allow school systems to hold classes on Easter Monday and Presidents Day.

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Results: Adding 4 days to the calendar* 20000 16633 18000 16000 No - End date June 15, 2020 14000 12000 10097 62.2% 10000 Yes - End date June 19, 2020 8000 6000 37.8% 4000 2000 0 *Provides flexibility to close on other dates throughout the year; extension of school year allowed by revised school calendar law.

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Results: Adding 4 days by Respondent 12000 10000 8000 No 6000 60.0% Yes 4000 39.9% No Yes 2000 68.5% No 31.5% Yes No Yes 72.2% 42.5% 57.5% 27.8% 0 Parent Employee Community Member Student 19265 responses 6034 responses 729 responses 711 responses

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Options: Reallocation of 4 days 3 days added to Easter/Spring break (restores full week off for • students and teachers) • 1 day to close schools for Rosh Hashanah • 1 day to close schools to allow teachers to attend Maryland State Education Association Convention • 1 day to close schools for Diwali • 1 day to close schools for additional parent-teacher conference day • 1 day to close schools for additional day for teacher professional development • 1 day added to built-in inclement weather days (currently 2 built in)

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Results: #1 Ranking Totals of Potential Days Off by Options* 7000 6537 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1247 1000 572 484 216 213 130 0 3 days- 1 day- Inclement 1 day- Rosh 1 day- Teacher 1 day- 1 day- Parent 1 day- Diwali Easter/Spring Weather Hashanah Convention Professional Conference Break Development * Question only available to those who answered “yes” to adding 4 days to the calendar (n=9399).

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Results: #7 Ranking Totals of Potential Days Off by Options* 7000 6000 5000 4000 3523 3000 2000 1238 1151 1151 1047 766 1000 523 0 3 days- 1 day- Teacher 1 day- Professional 1 day- Rosh 1 day- Parent 1 day- Inclement 1 day- Diwali Easter/Spring Convention Development Hashanah Conference Weather Break * Question only available to those who answered “yes” to adding 4 days to the calendar (n=9399).

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Options: Ranking average for responses • Calculating a ranking average – an example: • 1,000 people surveyed • Hypothetical “Option 1” out of 4 responses • 638 ranked first 638 x 1 = 638 • 147 ranked second 147 x 2 = 294 • 102 ranked third 102 x 3 = 306 • 113 ranked fourth 113 x 4 = 452 • Total: 1,690 divided by 1,000 responses • Ranking average of 1.69 out of a possible 4

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Ranking Average of Potential Days Off* 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 5.5 4.6 4.6 4.2 2.0 3.8 3.4 1.0 1.9 0.0 3 days - 1 day - Inclement 1 day - Teacher 1 day - Rosh 1 day - 1 day - Parent 1 day - Diwali Easter/Spring Weather Convention Hashanah Professional Conference Break Development * The ranking average is calculated by multiplying responses by the selected ranking and dividing by total respondents. The lower the number, the higher the priority ranking .

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Results: Days* of Non-Attendance 16000 13361 14000 12000 9548 10000 8525 7240 8000 6000 4000 1873 1814 2000 497 511 405 0 Diwali Easter Monday Eid al-Adha Eid al-Fitr Presidents Day Rosh Hashanah Veterans Day Yom Kippur None of the above * Easter Monday & Presidents Day are no longer options * The current calendar has AACPS closed on Yom Kippur

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Recommendation • Superintendent Recommendation to Calendar Committee: • Leave 2019-2020 calendar as approved by Board, inclusive of January and February changes to Religious Observance language

2019 – 2020 School Year Calendar Recommendation • Calendar Committee Recommendation • Leave 2019-2020 School Year calendar as approved by Board, inclusive of January and February changes to Religious Observance language • Conduct survey in September 2019, prior to convening Calendar Committee, to discuss 2020- 2021 School Year calendar to gauge public opinion on weeklong Easter/Spring Break