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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love the after Labor Day start time but I would like to go later in June to get a winter break in February and a proper spring break. I understand AP exams are early and after that High School students are checked but I'd like to see MCPS get creative with a late end date in June and have the kids spend half the day in enriching classes and the other half on a volunteer project, internship or local travel in the DMV area for cultural experiences. [/quote]

I would prefer starting in August so kids with APs don't get one month less of instructional time.  But totally agree that it would be great to get a full week spring break (and dare I dream of a winter break and a spring break as I had growing up.)  It's such a compressed calendar now.[/quote]

I'm a big labor day defender because I've seen the summer vacation shrink as well.  For much of my childhood school was out before Memorial Day and didn't start until after Labor Day.  While I would love a longer Winter Break and Spring Break, the amount of homework/projects my kids have had to do, not to mention feeling the need to study for tests and finals has made the breaks we do have largely meaningless.

I'd be happy to start August 1, IF:

We had a guarantee of release by Memorial Day (stop counting snow days against minimum attendance requirements).  Businesses would still benefit from holiday spending and parents would appreciate being able to make firm vacation plans.  Children would get a full 2 month summer vacation.

There was a policy enacted which prohibited assignment of homework/projects over the break and semester finals (if the school district has them) are scheduled before the break.  With school starting earlier, this should be easily accomplished.

This schedule would seem to fit better with the AP schedule, and ending the fall semester before Winter Break seems more natural.[/quote]

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