Anonymous
04/25/2022 18:39
Subject: Re:2022/23 calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Half days aren’t really “half,” they’re early release. Two consecutive early release days results in students being in school buildings for 8.5 total hours, compared to 6.75 hours on a typical day. So the “why not just have one day off instead of two early releases” isn’t really an argument.
Having two half days instead of one whole day is not a net gain of 1.75 hours of instruction though. Kids will have lunch each of those two days and time will be spent on morning announcements, taking attendance, etc., both days. PP is correct: half days counts as instructional days for the purpose of reaching 180 instructional days, so two half days count for twice as many instructional days as one full day.
But they don't have recess on half days in ES, so there's some time there.
They could pull those days from winter break or spring break, but I suspect people would complain about that also.
Personally, I’d like to start 2 weeks earlier, have more days off during the year, and have the year end a week earlier. I also wish we could at least push back high school start times a few days out of the year by rearranging half days: start them later and have them end at the normal time instead of starting at the normal time and ending early.
Of course, those changes wouldn’t be popular with anyone but me.
Anonymous
04/25/2022 18:31
Subject: 2022/23 calendar
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wednesday, October 5 is a day off? Why? Google tells me it’s world teachers day. Why not celebrate on a Monday or Friday rather than a Wednesday?
Nice long winter break and spring break.
Re: thanksgiving week - why not have a full day Monday and be off on Tuesday instead of having back to back half days?
Think about what the calendar really looks like if BOE would implement this approach.
Sat and Sun (Nov 19-20) - no school.
Monday (Nov 21) - full day of school.
Tuesday - Sun (Nov 22-27) - no school.
How many parents would send their kids to school for a Monday only? How many teachers would take 1 day of leave, which would therefore create a total of 9 consecutive days off?
Are they allowed to take off that week? I thought there was some sort of restriction to taking leave right before a holiday.
Don't know, but I do know years ago, one of my DC's teachers took off the entire week of the semester break/workdays in January. She was posting photos online of their trip to some warm destination.
I heard some of the BOE members talking about needing more subs on Wed before T-giving, which sounded like teachers do indeed take off, either due to travel, illness, or last minute "illness".
Anonymous
04/25/2022 18:31
Subject: 2022/23 calendar
I would rather have full days off than half days - full days often have camp and other childcare options. Half days mean a scramble to leave work early for pick up.