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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's another idea...

Quarter 1 -- 46 days
- Begin on 31 July and end on 4 October 
- 4 day Labor Day weekend
- 2 teacher work days plus a week break 9-13 October

Quarter 2 -- 44 days
- Begin on 16 October and end on 19 December 
- Off on Election Day
- 2 teacher work days plus a two week semester break 25 Dec to 5 Jan

Quarter 3 -- 46 days
- Begin on 8 January and end on 13 March
- Off on MLK Day and Presidents Day
-2 teacher work days plus a week break 18-22 March

Quarter 4 -- 44 days
- Begin on 25 March and end on 23 May
- Early release for the last 2 days of school (1/2 teacher work days)
- 1 teacher work day on 24 May

9 week summer in June and July.

How about that schedule? [/quote]

:lol: 
This is literally the worst schedule ever! No one wants to start in July (!!??!), why in the world would we need a break in Oct for a week?, spring break so early sucks for anyone not flying to a warm spot, Two half days ag end of year are bad, first week of Jan off is awful - if winter break must be two weeks the extra needs to be before Xmas not the week after New Years. [/quote]

The breaks are timed to the end of the quarters (1.5 weeks after Q1, 2.5 weeks after Q2, and 1.5 weeks after Q3).  It definitely is a change, but it aligns the year so that the semester break can occur at the Xmas/NYears time frame.  Plus, it gives breaks that will be more consistent with good weather given global warming in our area.  Northern Va will likely have a climate like Georgia in another 10-20 years.[/quote]

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