OutHouse
Lifer
errrr. not sure how i feel about this, apparently this is for all schools in the district. Every Monday all kids are being released at 1:50, then T-F released at the normal time 3:45.
the reason is below, cut and paste from the district website.
What are the primary reasons for implementing an Early-Release schedule on Mondays?
The primary reasons for implementing early release Mondays are professional development for our faculty and staff and improving student achievement. The federal and state governments have increased mandates on educators in the past few years by changing learning standards and requiring
more rigorous, high-stakes assessments. In order to effectively implement these changes, educators require time to learn new information and collaboratively work together to determine how best to implement changes. Regular professional development opportunities show better results than one-day trainings occurring at distant intervals in time across the calendar. The result of professionally developing our staff is improving outcomes for our students.
But hey why didnt the school board get parents input?
Was the public explicitly asked to provide input on the school calendar?
The development of the school calendar has historically been a decision made at the recommendation of school staff. Community input has not been sought in the past. Given the nature of the change to the calendar, district administration felt it was necessary to communicate and solicit feedback yet not lead people to believe that this was a decision made by the public. Thus, the district chose to solicit feedback from the District Accountability Committee, School Accountability Committees, PTOs, and have the
information on the website with an avenue for commenting or asking questions. School principals were also asked to use avenues of communication that they felt would be appropriate for their community of parents.
the reason is below, cut and paste from the district website.
What are the primary reasons for implementing an Early-Release schedule on Mondays?
The primary reasons for implementing early release Mondays are professional development for our faculty and staff and improving student achievement. The federal and state governments have increased mandates on educators in the past few years by changing learning standards and requiring
more rigorous, high-stakes assessments. In order to effectively implement these changes, educators require time to learn new information and collaboratively work together to determine how best to implement changes. Regular professional development opportunities show better results than one-day trainings occurring at distant intervals in time across the calendar. The result of professionally developing our staff is improving outcomes for our students.
But hey why didnt the school board get parents input?
Was the public explicitly asked to provide input on the school calendar?
The development of the school calendar has historically been a decision made at the recommendation of school staff. Community input has not been sought in the past. Given the nature of the change to the calendar, district administration felt it was necessary to communicate and solicit feedback yet not lead people to believe that this was a decision made by the public. Thus, the district chose to solicit feedback from the District Accountability Committee, School Accountability Committees, PTOs, and have the
information on the website with an avenue for commenting or asking questions. School principals were also asked to use avenues of communication that they felt would be appropriate for their community of parents.
