Although we're not quite half way through this school year, thoughts are already turning to the 2010-2011 school year calendar. In the midst of report card writing and holiday hubbub, the DDSB issued its consultation memo to establish dates for next year's PA days and holidays. For the last several years, we at ETFO Durham have conducted our own school year calendar survey each January, in order to directly seek your feedback. The results of this survey help us to provide the Board with clear direction from you, the members. Stewards will be sent the survey early next week to share with ETFO members at their worksite. This year, we will be seeking feedback on two main issues:
- Whether you wish to have one or two PA days prior to Labour Day weekend. Having two PA days prior to the first week of school would free up one day in the school year, allowing the Friday before March break to be designated as a holiday. This would also mean that there would be no PA days remaining during the regular school year for school- or system-based professional development (as all the remaining 4 PA days would be pre-determined: interview day, 2 report card writing days, etc.).
- The placement of PA days will be important this year as it will determine the dates that the two report cards and the fall progress report go home with students. Prior to each of the two report cards, teachers will have available a PA day for their own use, for writing report cards and assessment of student work.
The survey will provide you with some options to address the issues listed above. Please give them some thought as your informed feedback is important!
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