To:

Members, Board of Education

From:

Maurice O. Green, Superintendent
Nora Carr, Chief of Staff
Lekan Oguntoyinbo, District Relations Officer

Date:

March 26, 2009

RE:

Approval of Proposed 2009-10 Non-Traditional Calendars

The following 2009-10 non-traditional calendars are being submitted for your review and approval:

• Extended Year - Brooks Global Studies and Johnson Street Global Studies
• Year-round - Hampton Leadership Academy, GCS Newcomers School* and Oak Hill Elementary
• Middle Colleges and Academy - The Middle College at Bennett, The Middle College at NC A&T, The Academy at Smith, The Middle College at GTCC-High Point, The Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro and The Middle College at GTCC-Jamestown
• The Early College at Guilford
• Greensboro College Middle College
• Washington Montessori

The proposed 2009-10 non-traditional calendars were developed with input from each school’s leadership team and/or staff and have met with approval from the district’s transportation department. The Early College at Guilford and Greensboro College Middle College elected to have separate calendars in order to be more closely aligned with the calendars of both of their host colleges.

Schools listed below require calendar waivers that must be approved by both the Guilford County Board of Education and the North Carolina State Board of Education. In order to get the waivers on the state board’s May meeting agenda, we must submit the waivers by April 15. The state has extended the deadline for GCS past the original Nov. 1 due date referenced on the attached waiver forms.

• Brooks Global Studies
• Johnson Street Global Studies
• The Middle College at Bennett
• The Middle College at North Carolina A&T
• The Academy at Smith
• Greensboro College Middle College
• The Early College at Guilford
• Washington Montessori

RECOMMENDATION:  The administration recommends that the board approve the proposed 2009-10 non-traditional calendars (Extended Year - Brooks Global Studies and Johnson Street Global Studies; Year-round - Hampton Leadership Academy, GCS Newcomers School* and Oak Hill Elementary; Middle Colleges and Academy- The Middle College at Bennett, The Middle College at NC A&T, The Academy at Smith, The Middle College at GTCC-High Point, The Middle College at GTCC-Greensboro and The Middle College at GTCC-Jamestown; The Early College at Guilford; Greensboro College Middle College and Washington Montessori.)   

The administration further recommends approval of calendar waivers for the following schools: Brooks Global Studies, Johnson Street Global Studies, The Middle College at Bennett, The Middle College at North Carolina A&T, The Academy at Smith, Greensboro College Middle College, The Early College at Guilford and Washington Montessori.

* Board of Education approval of the school’s request to move to a traditional calendar would nullify this recommendation.  If the request is declined, the school would follow the non-traditional calendar for 2009-10 as presented.

Attachment #1 - 2009-10 Extended Year - Brooks Global Studies - Johnson St.Global Studies Calendar
Attachment #2 - Brooks Global Waiver Form 09-10
Attachment #3 - Johnson Street Waiver Form 09-10
Attachment #4 - 2009-10 Year Round Calendar - Hampton - GCS Newcomers - Oak Hill
Attachment #5 - 2009-10 Middle Colleges and Academy Calendar
Attachment #6 - Bennett Calendar Waiver Form 09-10
Attachment #7 - Middle College @ N.C. A&T Waiver Form 09-10
Attachment #8 - Smith Academy Waiver Form 09-10
Attachment #9 - 2009-10 Early College at Guilford Calendar
Attachment #10 - Early College at Guilford Waiver Form 09-10
Attachment #11 - 2009-10 Greensboro College Middle College Calendar
Attachment #12 - Greensboro College Middle College  Waiver Form 09-10
Attachment #13 - 2009-10 Washington Montessori Calendar
Attachment #14 - Washington Montessori Waiver Form 09-10