Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The next two school years will be ending in the third week of June.
The Livingston Public School calendar will undergo a number of changes during the next two academic years, including shortening the February break and ending the school year earlier in June. The new calendars, approved unanimously by the Board of Education on November 12, also schedule high school graduation on a Friday for the first time. The new calendars are now posted on the District’s Web site. What are the changes? The changes were made after lengthy discussions between the school board, administration, teachers, staff and parents. “The Board recognizes that there is no perfect calendar, but we believe that this calendar meets the educational needs and priorities of Livingston students,” said Leslie Winograd, President of the …
Saturday, October 20, 2012
What do you think of an option that ends school earlier but has seniors graduating on a Friday? Let the BOE know.
Editor’s Note: This story was written by Livingston Public Schools for its website. The Board of Education will decide on changes to the 2013-2014 school calendar on Monday, October 29, President Leslie Winograd said. The board is leaning toward an earlier end to the school year while keeping a full February break . But the calendar under review presents several caveats: The 2013-2014 calendar that was previously approved has school beginning Monday, September 9 and ending Wednesday, June 25. It includes a full February break, 3 snow days, and Thursday graduation. The Board decided to open the calendar discussion at the request of parents who asked for an earlier end of the school year. A district survey found that parents by a 2-to-…
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The BOE's calendar discussion continues as the board and parents deal with the end of school/beginning of camp conflict.
The following has been submitted by Marilyn Joyce Lehren, Manager of Communications and Community Outreach for Livingston Public Schools: Changing the last day of school is being considered by the Livingston Board of Education, which discussed the calendar for the 2013-2014 school year at its workshop meeting on Monday night. The board was presented with three options by school administration, but no decision was made and the issue will once again be an agenda item for a possible vote when the board members next meet on Monday, October 16. School board members are taking another look at the 2013-2014 calendar, (a calendar that was previously approved), at the request of parents and camp directors who pointed out that the last day of school…
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2:38 pm on Saturday, October 20, 2012
The BOE has a survey done, which has results of a 2 to 1 margin favor to shortening the February break and still doesnt plan to do this? What was the point of the survey? more ›