School Board Adopts 2011-2012 Calendar

The Douglas County Board of Education adopted calendars for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years Monday evening. 

The school system announced three calendar options on Dec. 16, and parents, school staff and the community were encouraged to vote for their preferred option.

By the deadline Jan. 11, no calendar option had received at least 50 percent of the vote—with 2,300 people casting votes. The Board of Education then narrowed the options to two, hoping one would be the clear favorite. The deadline for the second vote was Feb. 1.

Only 21 votes separated the choices, after 2,945 people had cast their vote.

"Since both calendars are equally popular, we adopted Calendar Option B for 2011-2012 and Calendar A (with an adjustment to start in August) for 2012-2013,” said Superintendent Dr. Gordon Pritz in an e-mail.

“After experiencing the implementation of these two calendars, we will convene a Calendar Task Force to evaluate the success of the options and plan for future calendars,” he said.

An outline summary of each calendar follows. Read here for more information.

2011-2012 Calendar (Option B)

August 1, 2, 3                               Pre-Planning
August 4                                        First Student Day
September 5                                 System Holiday
October 10                                    Teacher Day
November 8                                 Student Holiday/Teacher Day
November 21-25                       Holidays (240 Employees Work Nov. 21, 22)
December 16                               Semester Ends
December 19-January 2         Holidays
January 3                                      Student Holiday/Teacher Day
January 4                                      Semester Begins
January 16                                    System Holiday
February 20-24                         Holidays (except 240 Employees)
March 30                                      Student Holiday/Teacher Day
April 2-6                                        System Holidays
May 25                                           Semester Ends/Last Student Day
May 28                                           System Holiday
May 29, 30, 31                           Post Planning
       
2012-2013    Calendar (Calendar A, Modified)

July 30, 31;                                 August 1, 2, 3    Pre-Planning
August 6                                       First Student Day
September 3                               System Holiday
October 8-12                              Student/Employee (except 240) Holidays
November 6                               Student Holiday/Teacher Day
November 19-23                      Holidays (240 Employees Work Nov. 19, 20)
December 24-January 4       Holidays
January 7                                     Teacher Day
January 8                                     Semester Begins
January 21                                   System Holiday
February 18-22                         Holidays (except 240 Employees)
April 8-12                                     System Holidays
May 27                                          System Holiday
May 31                                           Semester Ends/Last Student Day
June 3, 4, 5                                  Post Planning