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2020-21 Calendar Drafts Review Dr. Sharon E. Pope, Chief Academic Officer Presented to CCPS School Board * October 7, 2019
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2020-21 Calendar Drafts Review Dr. Sharon E. Pope, Chief Academic Officer
Presented to CCPS School Board * October 7, 2019
● Requirements Review● Feedback Gathering● Draft 1 & 2 Review
○ Continued Features
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2020-21 Calendar Drafts Review
Vision: Creating a Better Tomorrow
Mission: Igniting passion through authentic and captivating experiences
Values: Integrity, Equity, Teamwork, Ingenuity
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Our Daily Work -- Creating a Better Tomorrow
Requirements Review
Expectations in Virginia § VAC 20-131-80, § VAC 20-131-90, § VAC 20-131-110, § VAC 20-131-140
● 990 hours of elementary instruction ● 560 hours of middle instruction in 4 core● 140 hours for a “standard credit” ● Reasonable efforts to make up lost time
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Feedback Gathering
Regional● Surveying regional calendar drafts ● Engaging in conversations with neighboring divisions
Local● Superintendent’s Leadership Team and K-12 principals● Advisory Council of Teachers and Staff (ACTS)
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Two Drafts
● Draft #1: Pre-Labor Day Start (HERE)
● Draft #2: Traditional Post-Labor Day Start (HERE)
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● Site-based PD on early-release Fridays
● Early-release teacher workdays
● Thanksgiving week with Parent-Teacher Conferences
and without students
● Winter break length two weeks
● Spring break as the first full week in April
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Continued Features
Draft #1 Pre-Labor Day Start
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Instructionally Better for Students● AP students will receive 2 more weeks of instruction before testing● Added instructional weeks prior to 8th-12th grade December winter exams/MAPS testing● DE schedules align better with CCPS start● Summer learning loss (12-week slide) will be reduced in 2020-21
Also,● August athletics start up and school start will align better● Early June vacation rates for families are lower● Summer length only decreases by one week when going to Pre-Labor Day start in 2020-21
But,● Smaller neighboring districts have gone/will go in this direction before larger ones● Graduation dates are confirmed late fall and may occur after school ends ● Require shifts in CCPS operations and some contract timelines
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Post-Labor Day Start 2019-20
June 14 Last Day of 2018-19August 19 New Teachers ReportAugust 26 Teachers ReportSeptember 3 1st Day of School 1/2K, 1st-5th, 6th, 9thJune 12 Student Last Day June 13 Teacher Last Day
2019 Summer Break 11 weeks for students
Pre-Labor Day Start 2020-21
June 12 Last Day of 2019-20August 10 New Teachers ReportAugust 17 Teachers ReportAugust 24 1st Day of School 1/2K, 1st-5th, 6th, 9thJune 4 Student Last DayJune 5 Teacher Last Day
2020 Summer Break 10 weeks for students
Draft #1 Draft #2
Post-Labor Day Start 2020-21
June 12 Last Day of 2019-20August 24 New Teachers ReportAugust 31 Teachers ReportSeptember 8 1st Day of School 1/2K,1st-5th, 6th, 9thJune 18 Student Last DayJune 19 Teacher Last Day
2020 Summer Break 12 weeks for students
Current
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Post-Labor Day Start 2019-20
June 14 Last Day of 2018-19August 19 New Teachers ReportAugust 26 Teachers ReportSeptember 3 1st Day of School 1/2K, 1st-5th, 6th, 9thJune 12 Student Last Day June 13 Teacher Last Day
2019 Summer Break 11 weeks for students
Post-Labor Day Start 2020-21
June 12 Last Day of 2019-20August 24 New Teachers ReportAugust 31 Teachers ReportSeptember 8 1st Day of School 1/2K,1st-5th, 6th, 9thJune 18 Student Last DayJune 19 Teacher Last Day
2020 Summer Break 12 weeks for students
Current
Pre-Labor Day Start 2021-22
June 18 Last Day of 2020-21August 9 New Teachers ReportAugust 16 Teachers ReportAugust 23 1st Day of School 1/2K, 1st-5th, 6th, 9thJune 2 Student Last DayJune 3 Teacher Last Day
2020 Summer Break 9 weeks for students
A One Year Delay in Pre-Labor Day Start
Feedback Preference
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Superintendent’s Leadership Team (9.16)n = 22 members
73% prefer Pre-Labor Day
K-12 Principals (9.18)n = 42 principals
98% prefer Pre-Labor Day
Advisory Council of Teachers & Staff (ACTS) (9.23)n = 39 schools represented
95% prefer Pre-Labor Day
N = 102 91% in favor of Pre-Labor Day Start
2020-21 Calendar Drafts Review Dr. Sharon E. Pope, Chief Academic Officer
Presented to CCPS School Board * October 7, 2019
