When Will School Calendar 2013-2014 Be Out?
Found this out at the Executive Committee meeting - intro and action at the May 15th meeting.
Yes, I know this is late. Yes, I know other districts get this done way earlier.
There is to be a press release between SEA/SPS sometime in the next couple of days.
Tentative highlights:
- school starts on September 4th, ends on June 18th
- full week Mid-Winter Break is back (I was confused during the discussion about why but I will endeavor to get a clarification), Feb. 17-21st
- Winter Break starts Dec. 23rd, back to school in 2014 on Jan 6th (note: the 6th is the correct day - I had it wrong the first time)
- Spring Break - April 14-18th, 2014
- 4 snow days have been built-in
Reminder - until approved by SEA/SPS, this is tentative.
Yes, I know this is late. Yes, I know other districts get this done way earlier.
There is to be a press release between SEA/SPS sometime in the next couple of days.
Tentative highlights:
- school starts on September 4th, ends on June 18th
- full week Mid-Winter Break is back (I was confused during the discussion about why but I will endeavor to get a clarification), Feb. 17-21st
- Winter Break starts Dec. 23rd, back to school in 2014 on Jan 6th (note: the 6th is the correct day - I had it wrong the first time)
- Spring Break - April 14-18th, 2014
- 4 snow days have been built-in
Reminder - until approved by SEA/SPS, this is tentative.
Comments
Sniffy
It seems to me that if did away with it, we could sync up with the area colleges' Spring Break week (typically the last week in March) and also get school out earlier in June.
But the late spring break again is a drag.
Please tell me they're going to negotiate the next calendar (3 years at a time) like all of the districts around us do???
I just heard through the grapevine that my child's school will have a new start time next year, but have not been given any details. Is this written somewhere?
TS
TS, ask your school. I know some schools have already notified parents.
Still a Sub
Melissa ( I know this wasn't you but I am quoting for my question), I heard that were will be a change in the excused absence policy regarding taking days for family vacation. Are you aware of that?
My understanding, from a SPS teacher, that family vacation no longer qualifies as an excused absence starting next year...
-Curious
Nevermind, I found the answer, but I am amazed that this is the current policy since I know many people who do this and the teacher provide make-up work...
" Family vacations of any duration may not be considered excused absences. The school principal has the final say on whether your planned absence will be excused. "
Interesting is that I don't think is uniformly applied...
__Curious
-parent
Why does the contract not allow scheduling more than one school year ahead? Seems like everybody loses this way, management, teachers, students, families, everyone.
I hate it too-I hate them getting out so late (and it's particularly bad for seniors who need a summer job and are competing against college students.)
The January 2 return has to be a typo, right?
Yes, it was and I am correcting it (they had things blocked out in a weird way and I read it wrong.)