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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What if we make a shorter school year, ending before Memorial Day weekend? So little is done in June anyway. [/quote]

Great Idea!  [/quote]

How do you get the state required 180 days?[/quote]

Can the state change the requirement? What if the schools are already meeting benchmarks? Quality and not quantity. Ending school even one week earlier would result in huge savings. Get rid of the teacher workdays (5) to be able to end school sooner with the required number of days? These are mainly for parent-teacher conferences anyway? Work in a couple of parent-teacher conferences each day while the kids are at specials or right after school. Take some other requirement off the teachers' plates. [/quote]

Not all FCPS make their benchmark, are you suggesting some schools get out earlier than others in the same district?  WHat if you have a child that does not make benchmark?  I think the 10-11 weeks summer vacation is too long already.  I would prefer a 6-8 week summer vacation and 1-2 weeks between each quarter.  At the very least, FPCS should have spring break between third and fourth quarters.

Planned parent teacher conferences are only in the Fall.
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Okay, forget the idea of going to school for less than 180 days. There are 5 teacher workdays planned for 2013-14 (Nov. 4 and 5, Jan. 30 and 31, and April 7). If the same number of workdays has been built into the FY 2015 budget being considered, there may be a significant cost savings in eliminating the workdays and ending school 1 week early.

I would definitely love a 6-8 week summer vacation and 1-2 weeks between each quarter! I have been wishing for year-round school for a while. It would make taking vacations so much more economical. Easier too to go with fewer crowds. Wonder if that could somehow result in a cost savings, if days could be shaved off here and there?[/quote]

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