As you know, beginning in 2020-2021 new legislation requires Missouri schools to start school no earlier than 14 days before Labor Day. In order to decide how best to adjust the calendar, I have received input from groups such as Team Fort Osage, building administrators, support directors, and the Board of Education. During these conversations I’ve learned a great deal about the potential impacts of each of the options we’ve considered. After reviewing and considering a variety of options for the 2020-2021 calendar I'm planning to take to the October board meeting the option that moves the school start and end dates by three days. This calendar keeps the rest of the originally adopted calendar the same. This does create an imbalance of days for the two semesters (78/92) but next year Labor Day is the latest possible date (September 7). Therefore the imbalance of first and second semester will be the greatest next year and get better in subsequent years. After speaking to secondary administrators whose semester classes are impacted by this, they believe this is still a viable option. In my opinion, second semester should be longer due to spring standardized testing and the potential for inclement weather. This calendar also has three PD days during first semester which allows for some important learning and some needed breaks for students and staff Comments are closed.
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