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2. Seasonal Hybrid vs. Traditional
Potential School Calendar Options

3. How did we get here?

4. North Carolina School Calendar Law (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2013)
School Calendars must meet the following requirements:
1. Start date no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 and end date no later than the Friday closest to June 11 (unless a weather related calendar waiver has been approved, year-round school, charter school or cooperative innovative high school.) If waiver is approved the start date can be no earlier than the Monday closest to August 19.
2. There are no educational purpose waivers for exemption of the opening and/or closing dates.
3. All schools within the district must be closed all day for purposes of determining eligibility for a weather related waiver (delayed starts or early dismissals of two or more hours no longer apply)
4. Covers at least nine calendar months.
5. Must have a minimum of 185 days OR 1,025 hours of instruction.
6. Must have at least ten teacher workdays.
7. Local Boards shall designate two (2) workdays on which teachers may take accumulated vacation leave. Local Boards may designate the remaining workdays as days teachers may take accumulated vacation leave.
8. Have a minimum of 10 annual vacation leave days.
9. Have the same or an equivalent number of legal holidays occurring within the school calendar as those designated by the State Personnel Commission for State employees.
10. School shall not be held on Sunday.
11. Veterans Day shall be a holiday for all public school personnel and for all students enrolled in the public schools.

11. Calendar Options Results

12. Staff

13. 520
Survey Responses

15. Staff Preferred Calendar Options
Maintain
Seasonal
No Preference
Elementary School 64
180 16
Middle School 22 53 7
High School 47 67
District Wide 9 35 4
Total
142
335 43

21. Students

22. 1155
Survey Responses

23. Student Preferred Calendar Options
Maintain
Seasonal
No Preference
Elementary School
155
264 53
Middle School 76 75 16
High School
334
145 37
Total
565
484
106

30. Community Members

31. 1358
Survey Responses

32. How Community Members Identified on the Survey
Parent
938
Grandparent
154
Legal Guardian 25
Family Member 19
Community Member 15
Alumni 13
option to select all that apply

35. Preferred Start Date

47. Staff Likes Rank Staff Likes Count 1 Breaks 292 2
Less regression for students
115 3
Ending Semester before Christmas 78 4
Vacation/Family Time Flexibility 38 5
Balance between instructional time & breaks

48. Staff Likes Rank Staff Likes Count 6 Consistent Calendar in County 17
Time for Remediation 11 8
Steady nutrition 10 9
Planning time between grading periods
Alignment with MTCC schedule

49. Staff Concerns Rank Staff Concerns Count 1 Childcare 42 2
Summer jobs and opportunities for students 41 3
Athletic events not lining up 30 4
Shortened summer during transition year 29 5
Teachers that live in other counties would have students on different calendar 27

50. Staff Concerns Rank Staff Concerns Count 6 Pay for Staff 26 7
Maintenance of buildings and buses (heat) 18 8
Band 16 9
Protected breaks for staff 14 10
Effectiveness 12

51. Parent/Community Member Calendar Likes
Rank
Parent/Community Member Calendar Likes
Count 1
Breaks
260 2
Student retain knowledge
144 3
Vacation and family time flexibility 92 4
Ending semester and testing before Christmas 63 5
Balance between instructional time & breaks 41

52. Parent/Community Member Calendar Likes
Rank
Parent/Community Member Calendar Likes
Count 6
Steady nutrition 12 7
Consistent Calendar in County 8
Time for Remediation 3 9
Break between grading periods 10
Alignment with MTCC schedule 2

53. Parent/Community Member Calendar Concerns
Rank
Parent/Community Member Calendar Concerns
Count 1
Childcare
144 2
Band 75 3
Athletic events not lining up 62 4
Summer jobs and opportunities for students and staff 42 5
Less vacation options 39

54. Parent/Community Member Calendar Concerns
Rank
Parent/Community Member Calendar Concerns
Count 6
Heat of the buildings and buses 18 7
MEC/MTCC/CCP schedules 16 8
Children in other districts on different schedule 9
Custody Issues 3 10
Breaks (not enough or too many)

55. Total Comment Count Staff Likes 627 Staff Concerns 204
Parent/Community Likes
643
Parent/Community Concerns
423

56. Next Steps

57. 49 Responses