Petition for the August 1st Calendar

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John Gwaltney
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#251 Change of Calendar

2011-02-22 00:43

I beleive the deliberate ignoring of the survery results proves that the decsion to change the current calendar is a result of councils members listening to money over people.

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Common Sense
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#268 Re: Change of Calendar

2011-02-22 04:03:20

#251: John Gwaltney - Change of Calendar

By saving millions of dollars in utilities? And gaining tax dollars to better pay our teachers and reduce class size?  I applaud the board members willing to stick to their guns, and vote the way they said they would.  Especially considering there is no evidence that the balanced calendar/breaks in any way boost academic success.

The top ten scoring states in the country (academically) have two things in common.  They all start school in late Aug. or after Labor Day, and they don't finish the semester before Christmas break.  We could learn something from this.