ProposedSchoolCalendars

2017-2018SchoolDistrict#35(Langley)BoardofEducationMeeting

April25,2017

BACKGROUND

• LangleyDistricthasworkedoverthelastfewyearstoincreasealignmentbetweenschoolcalendarswhilerespectinguniqueschoolcommunityneeds.

• LangleyDistricthasintegratedatwoweekSpringBreakformanyyearsbyadding5daysof”classesnotinsession”.

• Additionofembedded“collaborationtime”establishedin2015-2016andcontinuesinto2017-2018.

• JointHR/LTACalendarCommitteemeetsyearlytoreviewallproposedcalendarsandbellschedulespriortopresentationtotheBoardinApril.

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DISTRICTCALENDARS

InFebruary2016,Trusteesapprovedthe2016-2017,2017-2018

and2018-2019calendars

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TWOWEEKSPRINGBREAK• Includinga“TwoWeekSpringBreak”goesbackmanyyears.

• Extratimeisadded(9minsperday)onallotherinstructionaldaystoaccumulate5daysworthoftimeovertheyear.

• ThistimeisappliedtoSpringBreaktoextenditto2weeks.

• IfGoodFridayfallswithinSpringBreak,4daysareusedtomakeuptheextraweekanda5th dayisusedinNovemberontheFridaypriortoRemembranceDay.

• For2017-2018schoolyear,GoodFridayfallswithinthescheduledtwoweekSpringBreak.

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COLLABORATIONTIME

• CollaborationTimehasbeenembeddedinallschoolscalendarsinLangleysincethe2015-2016schoolyear.

• Thereare6afternoonsscheduled,eachis75minutesinlength(totalof450minutes)

• Timeforcollaborationistakenfromnon-instructionaltimespecifiedintheCalendarRegulations.

• DesignandAssessmentday(300mins)• HalfoftheSchoolImprovementDay(150mins)

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TOTALNUMBEROFDAYSINTHESCHOOLYEAR

• TheSchoolCalendarRegulationspecifiesyearlyhoursofinstructionforstudentsinKindergartentoGrade12.

• Thereare187daysovertheschoolyear.Ofthose187days:

Ø 179areinstructional(studentsareinsession)

Ø 8arenon-instructional(studentsarenotinsession)

ü 3ProfessionalDays

ü 1 CurriculumImplementationDay*

ü 1 AdministrationDay(June)

ü 1ReportCardPreparation(2x½days)

ü ½ SchoolImprovementDay

ü 1½distributedforCollaborationTime(fromSIandD&A)

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PLEASENOTE…….

• NoseparatecalendarforDouglasParkCommunityElementarySchool

ØDouglasParkSchoolisnolongeronanextendedschoolcalendarandwillfollowthesamecalendarasallotherelementaryschools.

• U-Connect

ØWillfollowthesamecalendaraselementary,middleandlinearsecondaryschools

• SwitchintheMayPro-DdayforRCGarnettElementarySchool

ØFordemonstrationpurposes,thestaffatRCGEtaketheirPro-DdayonApril27th.ThisallowsthemtodemonstrateandsharetheirpracticeontheMay4th Pro-Dday.

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CALENDARS TO BE REVIEWED APPENDIX B

• AldergroveRegion

• Elementary/Middle

• SecondaryLinear

• SecondarySemester

• LangleyFineArts

• LangleyFundamentalMiddleSecondary

• LangleyEducationCentre

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CALENDARSTOBEREVIEWEDAPPENDIXB(example)

Elementary / Middle

2017-2018

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CALENDARSTOBEREVIEWEDLangleyEducationCentre

• Schooltimetableisalineartrimestermodel

• Traditionalfivedayschoolweekisredistributedtofourdaysperweek

• CollaborationtimeisembeddedinthecalendarbutnotatthesametimeasotherschoolsintheDistrict

• Traditionalstartandendtimesareshiftedtoalaterstartandendtimetoaccommodatestudentswhoworkduringtheday

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CALENDARS TO BE REVIEWED APPENDIX B -

LEC

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CALENDARCOMPLIANCE

• All school calendars have all been checked to make sure they comply with all relevant school calendar regulations

• All calendars meet the minimum hours of instruction per year specific in the School Calendar Regulation for 2017-2018:

K 848 hours1-7 873 hours8-12 947 hours

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RECOMMENDED BOARD MOTION

• That the Board of Education approves the School Calendars for the 2017-2018 school year, as presented.

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