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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My preferred calendar is considered to be a modified year round calendar.  I think 2-3 weeks between quarters and a 6-8 week summer is best for all.    [/quote]

Oh how I wish the school system would seriously consider this schedule. I am a teacher and a parent and I would love it. This way, you can embed professional development for teachers (a couple days during each of the quarterly breaks), w/o having to front- or back-load it onto the school year, and you don't have to take time away from your classroom/students w/ sub coverage (which the superintendent has said multiple times that he wants us as a system to get away from). Kids that require childcare when school is not in session need it no matter how you break up the school year--in my mind's eye, you can get camps going for the quarterly breaks (I realize staffing them might prove to be challenging, since college kids will be away--I'm not sure how it could work). [/quote]

I also support this (am a parent). Has or will this ever be seriously considered?[/quote]

Give it a bit of time and the folks who think this idea is awful will show up and yell at you. I would love a year round schedule but so many people are tied to the traditional schedule that getting any traction on a year round idea is challenging.[/quote]

Right!  The wealthy people who take their kids to the beach every summer will freak out!![/quote]

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