PP, meant Easter

Submitted comments for a calendar like FFX Cty had this year. No religious holidays. Spring break untethered to 🐣

I submitted comments asking to shorten winter break. Two weeks is so long and it would start on 12/17. I suggested starting winter break on 12/21 and then ending the year earlier. I’m sure they won’t, but I guess it doesn’t hurt to try.

I submitted comments to dump all the religious holidays (including separating spring break from Easter) and just allow religious observances. But, yeah, not going to happen.

Anonymous wrote:The illusion of choice. The two “options” aren’t very different. There is no option to start after Labor Day, or shorten winter break, or consolidate random mid-week days off to make long weekends/a fall break.

+1 The only meaningful difference is starting on a Monday (#1) or on a Thursday (#2). I would expect the vast majority of parents to prefer starting on a Monday vs midweek (at least for elementary students), so it'll be #1.

I submitted comments asking for a shorter winter break (1 wk instead of 2), though I know it'll never happen.

The illusion of choice. The two “options” aren’t very different. There is no option to start after Labor Day, or shorten winter break, or consolidate random mid-week days off to make long weekends/a fall break.

Anonymous wrote:It had two bad options. We will be starting the week before Labor Day because option two was so bad (starting on a Thursday two weeks before Labor Day and ending on a Wednesday) that everyone will shout it down. So the only serious option is the first one.

Both options have a little earlier end date for the year - that's a good thing.
Starting mid-August will never fly with Arlington parents.
I wish they would shorten winter break, especially if they're going to keep adding other holidays. Way too many breaks. By the time they get a rhythm going, there's another break. How many full weeks of school do they actually have? Why not make Thanksgiving week a full week off and shorten winter break. At least then maybe they can get something done between T hanksgiving and winter break.

It had two bad options. We will be starting the week before Labor Day because option two was so bad (starting on a Thursday two weeks before Labor Day and ending on a Wednesday) that everyone will shout it down. So the only serious option is the first one.

It will be done before camp sign-ups start in January

Anonymous wrote:NP.

Remember when they said they'd start doing this at least a full year ahead of time? And now we're back to doing it the December before the school year starts.

Yes! Stupid covid. They were supposed to start doing it in April (so this decision for the 22-23 calendar should have been made in April 2021)

The email says it will be voted on at December 16th meeting.

They just sent the survey out.

NP.

Remember when they said they'd start doing this at least a full year ahead of time? And now we're back to doing it the December before the school year starts.

It’s usually December

Are there any indications as to when the 22-23 calendar will be decided?