Denver Public Schools Late-Start Schedule Days
We, the undersigned family members of Denver Public Schools students, find the district's decision to add six half-days of school to the current year's calendar to be grossly insensitive to the needs... continue reading »
"If these dates can not be changed, free child care needs to be provided to the families that have working parents."
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"My 3 Kids and 1 Grandson will not attend school on the late start days. Thanks"
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"this idea was so ill-conceived it confirms the negative opinion and poor quality of the DPS"
"My children ate lunch, had recess, participated in time filling activities. It was an entire day of learning lost. Less than 1/2 of the weeks of school are five day weeks."
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"if full days off aren't possible, early dismissal would be easier to work with than late start."
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"Even if it was an early release day it would have been much more convenient"
"We expressed our concern about the late-start day schedule when this was originally proposed by the District. Although we support the training needs of teachers, the needs of the parent community, and especially of working parents, must also be taken into"
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"This is what happens when people vote for Bond Approvals! Use Parent Power . . .tell congregations, neighbors, friends and take action against "D"eplorable "P"ublic "S"chools!"
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"I looked at the elementary school schedule following the Winter Break, which, by the way, was three weeks' long. A week later there is a late start day, followed by the mandatory MLK day off, followed by another late start day on 2/12, followed by the 2-d"
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"Just one more reduction of service in an educational system already sadly lower in student days than most industrialized countries"
"We hope you can find a way to better adapt to parents work schedules."
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"As not only a parent, but a teacher, myself, I realize the importance of professional development; however, this model has created hardship and disruption for students and families. 3 full days of professional development seem to make much more sense for "
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