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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]10 days is plenty of time! This year it works out nicely because Rosh Hashana extends Labor Day weekend. [b]My only gripe with this calendar is that we get out too late. [/b]I grew up starting school mid-August and getting out by Memorial Day and prefer that. I felt it was easier when I taught that schedule too. [/quote]

+1. This is my gripe too. Starting earlier (which I prefer) but getting out at the same time. Time to let some of those other holidays go (which I doubt will happen, they've been on the calendar too long), and/or have a slightly shortened winter break. [/quote]

+1, i took the survey and said to keep the added religious holidays that they built in (even though my family does not celebrate them), but remove the Friday before labor day and the 4 days before xmas eve.  Then they can get out June 10 instead of the 17th.  Still provides a 10 day winter break with weekends.  The proposed calendar has a 16 day winter break including weekends.  Even if you are traveling for the holidays, that is plenty of time to do that.[/quote]

I was similar, but cut only 4 days. I said school on Veterans' Day and have the kids holiday break start on December 23. I am not even sure they're allowed to have off some of the days they listed in the survey, though. For example, I thought that the Friday before Labor Day was required to be off by the state when they changed the law allowing schools to start before Labor Day. [/quote]

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