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 »
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"In these times of financial difficulties, it does not make one bit of sense to send school buses out for a 3 hour day. This is also adding to pollution & traffic problems, seems to me that 3 full days off would make more sense for everyone."
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"Bill Roberts already does early release Fridays, and there is no day care coverage for late starts"
"By the time the kids get settled in after they have their lunch, they are in class for a couple of hours before they are going home. My son told me they didnt do any work that afternoon and it was like a play day, If that is the case, then why bother goin"
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"While teacher preparation is important, the half-days wreak havoc for working parents."
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"These late start days are inconvenient to families as well. This does not fix the larger issue! I work in a different school district and feel so much more valued than I ever did working for DPS. Pay teachers what they are worth and then you can retain go"
"I didn't even send my son, Trey, to school. What was the point??? I am assuming half the school wasn't at Morey on Friday. This late start day is a joke."
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"I support the teachers and their development activities. However, it is hard to understand the number of days off during the school year. Of 33 days scheduled off during the school year, Kaleidoscope covers 18 of them. Adding late start days to the mix on"
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"as a former kdg. teacher (Englewood Schools), I would also like to point out the significant loss of instructional time. With late starts, students (especially primary) are tired and out of their routine by the p.m. resulting in decreased effectiveness of"
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