DRAFT 2019-20 School Calendar Dr. Thomas W. Taylor, Chief Academic Officer Presented to the School Board * January 8, 2019
Imagine Tomorrow GOAL #1 All students and staff will embody an Infinite Learner mindset. GOAL #2 All students, staff, parents, and community members will exemplify a culture of safety, personal responsibility, and supportive relationships. 2
SY 2019-20 Providing for optimal learning ● State Regulations ● Our Process ● Data from Stakeholders ● Balance & Priorities ● Looking Ahead 3
Regulations Expectations in Virginia § VAC 20-131-80, § VAC 20-131-90, § VAC 20-131-110, § VAC 20-131-140 ● 990 hours of elementary instruction ● 140 hours for a “standard credit” ● Reasonable efforts to make up lost time 4
Process Involvement from our community ● Review of comprehensive data from last year’s survey ● Refresh survey from ACTS to verify last year’s feedback data ● Board and community review ● Refine draft calendar ● Final recommendation to the Board; calendar adoption ● Propose YRS calendar modeled after Board’s adopted calendar 5
The Data is Consistent Stakeholders & Leaders - Community, ACTS, CEA, PTA, Principals ● Prefer Site-based PD on Early Release Fridays ● Prefer Spring Break on one consistent week; favoring an Easter holiday ● Prefer Winter Break to be the same as Henrico & Hanover (12/20 - 1/2) ● Highest Priority: When Winter Break is scheduled ● If we could have another holiday... Veterans Day, Super Bowl Monday, JLK Day, Good Friday, or Easter Monday 6
Balance Thinking about the big picture ● There is no “perfect” calendar ● Meet reasonable community expectations ● An eye on days - number of days and odd/even split ● An eye on regionalism - Henrico, Hanover, Richmond, others 7
Looking Ahead Other Considerations ● Kindergarten, 6th Grade, 9th Grade Early Start Day (Potential Alternate Start on the Day After Labor Day) ● Professional Development Days ● Cooperation with the Registrar’s Office for Election Day ○ Alternate Look at Parent-Teacher Conferences ● Inclement Weather Make-up Days / Methodology 8
For January Next Steps in the Process ● Incorporate Board’s direction for second review ● Recommendation for adoption ● Produce first draft of YRS calendar based on Board’s adopted calendar 9
SY 2019-20 Providing for optimal learning ● State Regulations ● Our Process ● Data from Stakeholders ● Balance & Priorities ● Looking Ahead 10
DRAFT 2019-20 School Calendar Dr. Thomas W. Taylor, Chief Academic Officer Presented to the School Board * January 8, 2019
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