DeKalb Schools is in the process of putting together the school calendar for the next couple years (2018-2020 calendars)
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The Calendar Committee is charged with presenting calendar options to the DeKalb County School District’s community of stakeholders. Stakeholder input, for non-calendar committee members, will be collected through a survey/questionnaire that will be posted on the webpage and pushed out via DeKalb’s app, social media, email networks, local school websites, and other organized communication efforts.
The Calendar Committee will have representation from a variety of stakeholder groups, including students, parents, community members, school-level staff, and district-level advisors. Each school will select six representatives from the identified stakeholder groups to participate in the random selection process: one student, two parents, one community member, and two school-level staff members. Teacher Groups/Organizations have an opportunity to weigh in on the calendar options through teacher membership on the calendar committee and/or through the stakeholder survey.
Inclement Weather/Emergency Days:
In recent years, the Calendar Committee identified only one inclement weather day. For 2018-19 calendar, and going forward, the committee has been charged with the identification and designation of five inclement weather/make up days each semester.
December 4, 2017
The Superintendent will present and discuss the 2018-2020 calendars with the Board of Education (BOE)
January 8, 2018
BOE will discuss and vote on the 2018-2020 calendars.
2018-2019 Metro Atlanta Area Calendars | ||||||||
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Calendar Attributes | Atlanta Public Schools | Clayton County | Cobb County School District | City Schools of Decatur | Fulton County | Gwinnett County | Henry County | Rockdale County |
Pre-planning | July 26-31, 2018 | Not Posted as of Nov 2 | July 25-31, 2018 | Not Posted | July 31 – Aug 3, 2018 | Not Posted as of 11-2-17 | July 23-27, 2018 | July 23-27, 2018 |
First day of school | Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 1, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | July 30, 2018 | July 30, 2018 | ||
Fall Break | Oct 8-12, 2018 | Sept24-28, 2018 | Sept17-21, 2018 | Sept17-21, 2018 | Oct 1-8, 2018 | |||
Teacher’s Workday | Oct 8-9, 2018 | NA | Oct 8, 2018 | Oct 5, 2018 | Oct 8, 2018 | Oct 8, 2018 | ||
Nov 5, 2018 | ||||||||
Election Day in | NA | Nov 6, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | NA | Nov 6, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | ||
Nov/Staff | (half day) | |||||||
Workday | ||||||||
Thanksgiving Break | Nov 19-23, 2018 | Nov 19-23, 2018 | Nov 19-23, 2018 | Nov 19-23, 2018 | Nov 19-23, 2018 | Nov 19-23, 2018 | ||
Last day of 1st semester | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 | Dec 21, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 | ||
Winter Break | Dec 24, 2018 – Jan 4, 2019 | Dec 24, 2018 – Jan 4, 2019 | Dec 24, 2018 – Jan 2, 2019 | Dec 21, 2018 – Jan 4, 2019 | Dec 21, 2018 – Jan 7, 2019 | Dec 21, 2018 – Jan 4, 2019 | ||
Post planning 1st semester/Pre- | Jan 4, 2019 | Jan 3-4, 2019 | Jan 2, 2019 | Jan 3-4, 2019 | Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 4, 2019 | ||
planning 2nd semester | ||||||||
First day of 2nd semester | Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 7, 2019 | Jan 8, 2019 | Jan 7, 2019 | ||
Feb Break | Feb 18-22, 2019 | Feb 18-22, 2019 | Feb 18-22, 2019 | Feb 15 and 18, 2019 | Feb 18-25, 2019 | Feb 18-22, 2019 | ||
Inclement Weather Day | NA | NA | Feb 18-19, 2019 | March 8, 2019 March | NA | Oct 1-5, 2018 | ||
March 11, 2019 | 11, 2019 | Feb 18-22, 2019 | ||||||
April 1-5, 2019 | ||||||||
Teacher’s Workday | Feb 18-19, 2019 | NA | March 11, 2019 | March 8, 2019 March | Feb 25, 2019 March | Feb 5, 2019 | ||
March 18, 2019 | 11, 2019 | 18, 2019 | (half day) | |||||
May 24, 2019 | ||||||||
(half day) | ||||||||
Spring Break | April 8-12, 2019 | April 1-5, 2019 | April 8-12, 2019 | April 1-5, 2019 | April 1-5, 2019 | April 1-5, 2019 | ||
Last day of school | May 24, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | May 23, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | ||
Post planning | May 28, 2019 | May 23-24, 2019 | Not Disclosed on Posted | May 24, 2019 | May 28-29, 2019 | May 28, 2019 | ||
Calendar | ||||||||
Number of days 1st semester | 92 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 92 | ||
Number of days 2nd semester | 88 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 88 | ||
Total number of school days | 180 | 178 | 180 | 180 | 177 | 180 |
CALENDAR DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS
Calendar Attributes:
• The calendar contains 180 student-contact days.
• The calendar contains a maximum of 190 teacher days.
• The calendar includes one evening workday comprised of parent-teacher conferences (2 per semester). Conference schedules are determined by individual schools.
• The calendar contains nine teacher workdays.
• The state designated testing windows and dates are considered during the development of the calendars.
• The calendar includes designated inclement weather days each semester.
• In recent years, the District has chosen not to employ ½ days or early release days; however, the committee may consider ½ days or early release days.
Inclement Weather/Emergency Days:
In recent years, the Calendar Committee identified only one inclement weather day. For 2018-19 calendar, and going forward, the committee has been charged with the identification and designation of five inclement weather/make up days each semester.
2018-2020 Calendar Committee Scope of Work and Status Report
• Randomly select committee members and notify them via email (In Progress)
• Gather calendars from metro area districts (In Progress)
• Gather testing calendars from Research, Assessments and Grants (Completed)
• Develop survey and communication plan (In Progress)
• Publish survey for stakeholder feedback (Not Started)