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Elementary Support Model: Calendar Discussion

MAY 2015

Current ESM Schools

Traditional YR (single track) YR (multi-track)

Brentwood Hodge Road Barwell Road Bugg Wilburn Creech Road East Garner Fox Road Lincoln Heights Lynn Road Smith Walnut Creek

Calendar Options

• Traditional Calendar
• Continuous Learning Calendar

 Hybrid of Traditional and YR  Dates are similar to Traditional  Benefits of YR calendar

• Why not YR single track?

* Handout of calendar comparison

Traditional Continuous Learning

Aug 24 – June 9 July 27 – June 14 4 continuous nine-week grading periods (with periodic workdays, winter holiday for two weeks and spring break for one week) 9 week grading period followed by track

• ut time of approximately 3 weeks

Winter Break: Dec 18 – Jan 3 Spring Break: Mar 21 – Apr 1 Track Out: Oct 1 – Oct 21 Dec 18 – Jan 11 Mar 14 – Apr 1 11 week summer 6 week summer Summer School Track out Time

• Intervention or Remediation
• Enrichment and Previewing

Benefits for Students

Traditional Continuous Learning

Families are accustomed to and comfortable with this schedule Less time needed to transition back into school routine Students may or may not participate in educational activities during the 11 week summer break Continuity for support for families Less summer learning loss Summer school opportunities for students after the school year ends Continuous cycle of learning Track out time utilized to provide more immediate remediation and previewing (or frontloading) after each nine weeks

Benefits for Staff

Traditional Continuous Learning

Many are accustomed to and comfortable with this schedule Time after each grading period to:

• plan for students
• reflect on student needs and data
• respond to student needs during

track outs Work schedule is compacted over 10 months Workdays (and professional development) are strategically placed and spread out throughout the year Longer summer vacation Pay and vacation split over 12 months Staff work schedule is spread out, therefore having shorter, but more frequent breaks to rejuvenate

Track Out Times

• School-based Programs

 Remediation  Previewing

• Community-based Programs

Timeline

March 10 ESM Principals’ Meeting April 13 SLT and SAC Notification April School Presentations & Staff Surveys May Family/Community Presentations & Surveys May/June Recommendation to Board (for the 2016-17 school year)

Calendar Options: Family Survey

Link to Family Survey https://www.surveymonkey.com /s/MB93PM6

Elementary Support Model: Calendar Discussion

MAY 2015