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Attached for your review are two proposed calendar options for the 2007–08 school year. These options will be presented for discussion during the November 9 board meeting. Both calendar options are in compliance with board guidelines and House Bill 1464 that outlines the criteria for public school calendars. Please be reminded that school cannot start before August 25 and must end by June 10; there must also be 180 days of instruction and not more than 215 teacher days.
During the 2007-08 school year, the Christmas holiday falls on a Tuesday which, by state law, requires that an extra holiday be added to the calendar, this is offset by one fewer workdays.
- Option 1 features an August 28, 2007 start and a June 10, 2008 end date. This option features:
- Fairly equal grading periods
- Teacher workdays spread throughout the school year – including one in February to break up the long winter period
- A vacation day on Nov 21 (prior to the Thanksgiving holiday)
- Nine vacation/holidays for winter break
- A teacher workday following winter break
- Five vacation/holidays for spring break
- Option 2 features a September 4, 2007 start and a June 10, 2008 end date. This option features:
- A post-Labor Day start
- Equal grading period
- Limited time for eighth grade students to prepare for the state mandated computer skills test (usually administered the first week of October
- No snow make-up days during the school year (stacked at the end)
- Increased financial liability with regards to teacher pay dates – paid for a full month in August before they actually begin work in September
The calendar committee unanimously endorses Option 1. Members include: Sonya Conway, District Relations; Steve Friddle, Financial Services; Carla Alphin, Human Resources; Gay Citty, Academic Improvement; Beth Jennings, Transportation; Shelly Knight, Maintenance; Rick Cobb, Organizational Development; Doyle Craven, Student Assignment; Robin Bergeron, Student Services; Laura Coe, Technology; Anne Hemmerle, Student Assessment; Mark Jewell, Guilford County Association of Educators; Kay Radebaugh, Guilford County Council of PTAs.
Additional input will be garnered from the 112 GCAE school representatives during their November meeting, as well as from GCCPTAs.
Attachment #1 - Option 1
Attachment #2 - Option 2
Attachment #3 - Calendar Bill
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