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ChristopherMcGinley,Ed.D.SuperintendentofSchoolsJune3,2013
DearParents/Guardians:
Earliertoday,theCurriculumCommitteeoftheBoardconcludeditsfinalmeetingoftheschoolyear.Atthe
meeting,theCommitteecontinueditsdiscussionoftheadministration's
proposaltomoveelementary
schedulestoasixdaycyclebeginninginSeptember.Afteragreatdealofthoughtfuldialogueandafter
expressingappreciationtotheindividualsinvolvedindevelopingtheproposal,theCommittee
recommendedaperiodofadditionalstudyanddeliberation.
Specifically,theCommitteerequestedthattheadministrationfacilitateabroadercommittee,including
parents
and
teachers,
to
review
the
elementary
schedule.
In
September,
the
administration
will
develop
a
formalproposalforthisprocessinconsultationwithourCurriculum,InstructionandProfessional
DevelopmentCouncil.WehopetobeginworkonformingthebroadercommitteeinNovemberwithagoal
ofmakingarecommendationtotheCurriculumCommitteeinFebruary.
Wearereviewingtheelementaryscheduleaspartofanefforttoaddressfundamentalissuesimpactingour
instructionalprogram.Amoreeffectiveschedulecanhelpprovidegreatercontinuityintheschoolday,
limitinterruptionsforclassroomteachers,andenablebetterdeliveryofcoresubjectareas.Thegoalisto
enhancetheeducationalexperienceinourschoolsandimproveachievementforallstudents.
Fortheupcomingschoolyear,allelementaryschoolswillcontinuewithafivedaycycle.SpecialsandFLES
will
continue
under
our
current
model.
The
administration
will
work
to
move
the
start
time
of
the
elementarydayto9:00AM.Theadministrationwillprovideguidancetolimitthetimespenteachdayin
morningmeeting.Eachschoolprincipalwillworktocreatededicatedblocksoftimeforstudentstoreceive
enrichmentandsupportservicesthatdonotinterferewithcoreinstructionaltime,consistentwiththe
goalsofthe"WIN"(WhatINeed)timemodel.
Iwanttoclosebythankingeveryonewhohascontributedtotheconversationabouthowwecanbest
supportourelementarychildrenthroughourinstructionalprogram.Theconversationhasattimesbeen
difficultbecauseweallcaredeeplyabouttheseissuesandwanttheverybestforthechildren.Iappreciate
thetimethattheBoardhasgiventothisissuebyschedulingadditionalmeetingssothatallvoicescouldbe
heard.
Fornowourfocusturnstoconcludingthisschoolyearsuccessfullyandpreparingourschoolsforagreat
startinSeptember.Wewillalsospendtimereviewingtheinputthatwehavereceivedtodateandwewill
provideanupdateinthefallregardingthismatter.
Sincerely,
ChristopherMcGinley,Ed.D.
Superintendent
