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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of us have advocated for year-round school with 2 weeklong breaks at the end of each quarter, 6 weeks for summer. This would give more breaks for extended travel at times of the year that are less expensive. It would give kids a bit more down time, Teachers some more down time and space to do their work, one week off, one week of pure work time for professional development and planning for the next quarter.[/quote]

Sure.  While the rest of the country conforms to the present calendar.  Cheap travel is not the job of the school system.

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Less academic slide, more time for teachers to prepare so fewer professional development days needed in the middle of the school week, less time missed by traveling families. I can see why we would want to avoid that. I mean, it's not like there are not areas that have moved to year-round schools, because there are. Or areas that have moved to 4 day school weeks for budget reasons. Or places that maintain different schedules because it fits what works for their district.

A year-round schedule would work far better for this area, save the swim team moms or the parents who think they need 9 weeks in Europe over the summer. [/quote]

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