It is time to negotiate the 2023 - 2024 School Calendar.  The Calendar Committee is made up of members of SLEA at-large representatives, Gina Spiers 9-12, Kimily Gerking 6-8, Elyse Harlo & Melissa Galetti Pre-K - 5), CSEA, SEIU, SLMA and the Assistant Superintendent of HR.  It is a complex negotiation and all union contracts must be adhered to.

As a democratic organization, SLEA’s priorities for the calendar negotiation will be determined by the survey responses of the majority who complete the survey.  

Please complete the survey so the SLEA team can represent our members in the final Calendar Committee meeting on January 26, 2023, before the calendar goes to the school board for approval in February.

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* 1. Which week do you prefer for the beginning & ending dates for the 2023 - 2024 school year?
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- In option 1 for secondary 1st semester will end 12/22/2023 with the commencement of winter break.
- Option 1 will shorten summer break, which will not be made up.
- In option 2 for secondary, 1st semester will end 1/18/24.

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* 2. Which date do you prefer for the fall professional development day?  Please check only one .

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* 3. Do you prefer two 3-day weekends in February or one 4-day weekend?

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* 4. Which week do you prefer for spring break?
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Passover is 3/22/24 - 3/30/2024
Easter is 3/31/24.  
The SEIU contract requires either Good Friday day or Easter Monday be a holiday.  Observance of Cesar Chavez Day will either be Friday, 3/29, or Monday, 4/1, 2024.  

Please check only one.

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* 5. Do you agree to add one (1) day to the calendar to enable the District to cancel a scheduled school day for an “environmental” day if we should need it in case of extreme smoke or heat conditions?  

If there is no need to cancel a scheduled instructional day for extreme conditions, this day would be converted to a late spring, unpaid, non-work day.  The total number of instructional days will remain at 180.

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* 6. Which date do you prefer for the spring professional development day? Please rank your choices 1 - 3, with 1 being your first or preferred choice and 3 being your third choice.

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* 7. For secondary members only.  Please do not answer this question if you work at the elementary level.

If school begins the week of August 7 - 11, 2023, do you approve moving the mid-year work day to Friday, January 12, 2024 to improve elementary attendance which affects ADA and funding?  Normally, the work day would be Monday, 1/8/2024.

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