School Calendar Survey December 2024-2025

2024-2025 School-Year Calendar Survey

As we put together our 2023-2024 school-year calendar, we are soliciting input from the parents, students, and staff related to the calendar. While the school-year calendar is shaped by both collective agreements and Department of Education regulations, there is still room for some flexibility and choice. We appreciate you taking the time to help us look at some of our customary practices associated with the school year. Thank you ahead of time for your feedback.

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* 1. Please indicate one of the following

Parent

Student

Staff member

Parent and staff member

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* 2. Please select your preference regarding the beginning of the school year

Late August, getting out earlier in June

After Labor Day, getting out at the end of June

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* 3. If school started after Labor Day, we would:

Be willing to forgo having Columbus Day off

Be willing to have school on the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving

Be willing to have a long weekend in February instead of a whole week

Be willing to have a long weekend in April instead of a whole week

I would prefer to start before Labor Day

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* 4. Please select you preference for the Thanksgiving Break

Keep the present model, of having students attend Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week.

Change to students attending school Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week.

Change to having a full week off for students the week of Thanksgiving.

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* 5. Please select your preference of when the holiday break in December begins (specific to 2023-2024 school calendar)

End of the day on Friday December 20 (8 days off from school, not inclusive of weekends)

End of the day on Thursday December 19 (9 days off days off from school, not inclusive of weekends)

End of the day on Wednesday December 18 (10 days off from school, not inclusive of weekends)

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* 6. What day is best to return from the holiday break, if we dismiss on December 20th.

Thursday Janaury 2nd (9 days exclusive of weekends)

Monday, January 6th ((10 days exclusive of weekends)

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* 7. Please rank your preferences regarding February break:

Eliminate February Break and have 4 day weekend in February instead of February break

Keep February Break as is

Eliminate February and April Break and replace with 1 week in March

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* 8. Please rank your preferences regarding April break:

Eliminate April Break and have 4 day weekend in April instead of April break

Keep April Break as is

Eliminate February and April Break and replace with 1 week in March

Use April Break to make up snowdays, thereby getting out earlier in June

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* 1. Please indicate one of the following

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* 2. Please select your preference regarding the beginning of the school year

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* 3. If school started after Labor Day, we would:

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* 4. Please select you preference for the Thanksgiving Break

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* 5. Please select your preference of when the holiday break in December begins (specific to 2023-2024 school calendar)

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* 6. What day is best to return from the holiday break, if we dismiss on December 20th.

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* 7. Please rank your preferences regarding February break:

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* 8. Please rank your preferences regarding April break:

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* 9. Any other ideas for changing the calendar that have not been presented?