In response to stakeholder requests, the district convened a Calendar Committee to develop the new school calendars for the next three years. The Calendar Committee included classroom teachers, classified personnel, bargaining association representatives from EEEA and CSEA, district office personnel, and board members. As in past years, the committee also worked with high school district staff and administration.

The committee developed and used a stakeholder survey, which generated 1,201 responses from teachers, classified staff, administrators, parents, and community members. The survey was available in English and Spanish. Some respondents expressed confusion with the ranking system of the survey; however, the many comments attached to the survey responses supported a clear preference for calendar alignment between the High School and Elementary districts. An analysis of calendars from surrounding districts found that some are starting earlier in August than our proposed start date, and others are starting after. All of them (except San Diego Unified) start within a few days of the proposed start date.

The committee was deliberate and thoughtful in designing the calendar, understanding that there would never be absolute agreement among everyone (even within the same stakeholder group). The committee work represents a difficult achievement to produce a calendar that would address the many needs of our school community. At the January 19, 2017, board meeting, the board considered the feedback they had received and came to consensus to move the parent-teacher conference dates from November back to October. The board tabled the decision to approve the calendar in order to provide stakeholders an opportunity to view the calendar with this minor change.

A very large thank you to all who served on the committee and to all who provided input into this challenging task. We continue to receive diverse feedback from many sources, and we appreciate those comments as well. That feedback continues to echo the same information that has been and was carefully considered by the committee.

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About the calendar development process