1. Instructional Calendar Development
School Year

2. Calendar Committee Consisted of 56 members representing each campus
Committee included teachers, administrators, and parents
The committee met face-to-face two times and were given multiple times to gather feedback from their campuses and vote on several aspects of the calendar development.
Goal: Create calendar options that positively impact student achievement!

3. State Requirements 75,600 minutes 2 additional snow days built in
187 teacher contract days
Minimum of 420 minute school day
May use up to 2,100 instructional minutes for teacher professional learning

4. Considerations
Holiday Breaks (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring Break, Good Friday)
State testing calendar
Start and end dates
Teacher professional learning days
Semester breakdown
Early release days

5. Committee Input The committee would like to see:
9-week grading periods
More built-in professional learning days
Fall break to allow for October family vacations
School to start mid-week
End before Memorial Day
End semester before Christmas break
Balance semesters – no more 5 week grading periods

6. Thought Exchange Feedback
We received 124 comments with 4,181 ratings

7. Calendar Variations Option A Option B Option C
Option A
Option B
Option C
Requires District of Innovation
Yes No
Start Date
August 20
Tuesday
August 14
Wednesday
August 26
Monday
End Date
May 22
Friday before Memorial Day
May 22
May 29
Friday after Memorial Day
Built-In Professional Learning Time 5 6 2
Christmas Break
10 Teachers
12 Students
11 Teachers
13 Students
Benefits
1 week earlier start allows to have more even semesters. This calendar ends school before Memorial Day
Starts mid-week, allows for short breaks during the semester for students and professional learning for teachers. This option offers the most balance of the semesters.
This calendar has a late August start and looks most like our calendar for this year.

8. Option A Requires District of Innovation Yes Start Date August 20
Option A
Requires District of Innovation
Yes
Start Date
August 20
Tuesday
End Date
May 22
Friday before Memorial Day
Built-In Professional Learning Time 5
Christmas Break
10 Teachers
12 Students
Benefits
1 week earlier start allows to have more even semesters. This calendar ends school before Memorial Day

9. Option B Requires District of Innovation Yes Start Date August 14
Option B
Requires District of Innovation
Yes
Start Date
August 14
Wednesday
End Date
May 22
Friday before Memorial Day
Built-In Professional Learning Time 6
Christmas Break
11 Teachers
13 Students
Benefits
Starts mid-week, allows for short breaks during the semester for students and professional learning for teachers. This option offers the most balance of the semesters.

10. Option C Requires District of Innovation No Start Date August 26
Option C
Requires District of Innovation No
Start Date
August 26
Monday
End Date
May 29
Friday after Memorial Day
Built-In Professional Learning Time 2
Christmas Break
10 Teachers
12 Students
Benefits
This calendar has a late August start and looks most like our calendar for this year.

11. Survey Results

12. Instructional Calendar
School Year

14. Questions