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2019–2020

School Year Calendar

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Survey

• March 27, 2019, through April 5, 2019
• Available in English and Spanish
• Objectives:
• Do respondents want to add four days to the end of

the school year, with those days off being utilized elsewhere in the school year?

• If so, how do respondents wish for those days to be

reallocated?

• Start of school year would remain September 3,

2019, in all cases

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Survey Results by Respondent

26,730 Total Respondents

72.04% Parent or Guardian (Total = 19256) 22.57% School System Employee (Total = 6034) 2.66% Student (Total = 711) 2.73% Community Member (Total = 729)

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Survey Results by Feeder*

2514 4348 3020 2062 2468 1845 1750 1385 2346 3265 3051 1302 797

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000

*Respondents may belong to more than one feeder.

Easter Monday 9255 17475

2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000

*Legislation did not pass to allow school systems to hold classes

• n Easter Monday and Presidents Day.

13303 13427

2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000

Presidents Day

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Results: Opening Easter Monday and Presidents Day*

Yes 34.6% Yes 49.8% No 65.4% No 50.2%

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Results: Adding 4 days to the calendar*

*Provides flexibility to close on other dates throughout the year; extension of school year allowed by revised school calendar law. 10097 16633

2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 20000

Yes - End date June 19, 2020

37.8%

No - End date June 15, 2020

62.2%

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Results: Adding 4 days by Respondent

Yes 39.9% Yes 31.5% Yes 42.5% Yes 27.8%

No

60.0% No 68.5% No 57.5% No 72.2%

2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000

Parent Employee Community Member Student 19265 responses 6034 responses 729 responses 711 responses

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Options: Reallocation of 4 days

• 3 days added to Easter/Spring break (restores full week off for

students and teachers)

• 1 day to close schools for Rosh Hashanah
• 1 day to close schools to allow teachers to attend Maryland State

Education Association Convention

• 1 day to close schools for Diwali
• 1 day to close schools for additional parent-teacher conference

day

• 1 day to close schools for additional day for teacher professional

development

• 1 day added to built-in inclement weather days (currently 2 built

in)

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Results: #1 Ranking Totals of Potential Days Off by Options*

*Question only available to those who answered “yes” to adding 4 days to the calendar (n=9399). 6537 1247 572 484 216 213 130

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 3 days- Easter/Spring Break 1 day- Inclement Weather 1 day- Rosh Hashanah 1 day- Teacher Convention 1 day- Professional Development 1 day- Parent Conference 1 day- Diwali

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Results: #7 Ranking Totals of Potential Days Off by Options*

*Question only available to those who answered “yes” to adding 4 days to the calendar (n=9399). 523 766 1047 1151 1151 1238 3523

1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 3 days- Easter/Spring Break 1 day- Teacher Convention 1 day- Professional Development 1 day- Rosh Hashanah 1 day- Parent Conference 1 day- Inclement Weather 1 day- Diwali

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Options: Ranking average for responses

• Calculating a ranking average – an example:
• 1,000 people surveyed
• Hypothetical “Option 1” out of 4 responses
• 638 ranked first

638 x 1 = 638

• 147 ranked second

147 x 2 = 294

• 102 ranked third

102 x 3 = 306

• 113 ranked fourth

113 x 4 = 452

• Total: 1,690 divided by 1,000 responses
• Ranking average of 1.69 out of a possible 4

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Ranking Average of Potential Days Off*

*The ranking average is calculated by multiplying responses by the selected ranking and

dividing by total respondents. The lower the number, the higher the priority ranking.

1.9 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.6 5.5

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0

3 days - Easter/Spring Break 1 day - Inclement Weather 1 day - Teacher Convention 1 day - Rosh Hashanah 1 day - Professional Development 1 day - Parent Conference 1 day - Diwali

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Results: Days* of Non-Attendance

405 13361 497 511 8525 1814 7240 1873 9548

2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 Diwali Easter Monday Eid al-Adha Eid al-Fitr Presidents Day Rosh Hashanah Veterans Day Yom Kippur None of the above

* Easter Monday & Presidents Day are no longer options * The current calendar has AACPS closed on Yom Kippur

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Recommendation

• Superintendent Recommendation to Calendar

Committee:

• Leave 2019-2020 calendar as approved by Board,

inclusive of January and February changes to Religious Observance language

2019–2020 School Year Calendar Recommendation

• Calendar Committee Recommendation
• Leave 2019-2020 School Year calendar as approved

by Board, inclusive of January and February changes to Religious Observance language

• Conduct survey in September 2019, prior to

convening Calendar Committee, to discuss 2020- 2021 School Year calendar to gauge public opinion

• n weeklong Easter/Spring Break