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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m torn between the green and the orange choices. [/quote]
Sorry- slip of the thumb here.

I would like for spring break to start April 1st. Come back on April 11th.  The kids will be crazy for two days back in school but it will be a good transition back.  For people who want cheaper plan tickets: get a plane ticket for April 2nd and you will have a great long spring break. Or just take the kids out of school for the full second week. I really want this because it’s too cold in late March for travel to Europe anyway. But that second week in April- is fantastic.

The green option is amazing except for the last week.  If they were to take the PW day from February and May away- we could end school on June 14th. I don’t want to start in august to early and I am eyeing that short week in November for a quick trip to Mexico.

This is all a little tongue in cheek but yes, this would be the way I would do it. I really like the green one more than the orange one except for that last week. And moving spring break to make it longer would be a treat. [/quote]

Why not do Green and 178 days to get rid of the last week?  [/quote]

I actually think part of that 180 is to adjust for inclement weather.

My thoughts are we should just say that if there are no snow days, those two days will be off and school will end early.

Regardless of that- I personally think the green calendar is more cohesive. [/quote]

There is ZERO need for snow days. We don't have a need for them, from a weather perspective. And when we do, They can do asynchronous or virtual. And if the "but the snow days are so fun!" people want to play in the snow -and we would be one of those- the littles can just miss the day. [/quote]

PP here. I don’t disagree with you. I just think that is why we’re here doing it this way.

The green schedule, despite the hot mess of the last week is actually not horrible. I hate starting in the middle of august when a week before Labor Day weekend is fine. I like how the end of the first quarter aligns with Election Day and Veterans Day so if you have littles taking that week off is ok for Florida. Let’s be clear: that week is amazing for Disney. Very low crowds and cheap.

As for snow days: agree 100%. But also- that last hot mess of a week: who is really going to keep their kids in school for that when we could just go on vacation?  And the camp orgs here are all probably looking at the calendar mess and going why?!?!?’

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