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Let me draw your attention to the year-round calendar at Barcroft. Cut that first.

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Summer learning loss is a real issue. The case against year-round calendar is more economic (loss of summer jobs, potentially higher costs for teacher/transport/building) and not a practical one.  A good overview is here: [url]https://www.learningliftoff.com/year-round-school/[/url] I wouldn't say it's a luxury and it may be use of the school building more efficient as the article points out.[/quote]

The cost of transportation for the transfers out is a cost. Either make it an option school and rezone the neighborhood to a different school(s) or end the calendar. Or if it's such a benefit and not any more costly, make every school in the system have the calendar. [/quote]

The neighborhood can option out to Randolph.[/quote]

No, they have to apply for a transfer and then drive their kids to the school every day. It's neither efficient nor environmentally friendly to send kids out of their own neighborhood to a different neighborhood school. You would have more walkers to Barcroft if not for the calendar, and if you make Randolph the default you have to create NEW bus routes to a school that is currently 100% walkers. Just scrap the calendar. [/quote]

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