Denver Public Schools Late-Start Schedule Days
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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 of students and their families.
When the districts negotiation with the union this fall resulted in additional professional development time for teachers, administrators ought to have added three full days of professional development to the calendar to provide for the time. Had DPS done so, KC childcare services could have been made available in the same way that they are offered on other no-school days. The district's decision to institute half days of school for students has forced a great number of parents to take six days off of work instead of three.
Further, the district has had to waste precious resources on communications in relation to this highly problematic arrangement that risks student safety and learning when children are dropped off at school at the wrong time or not provided with lunch.
In addition, each DPS school has had to expend a great deal of time in preparing for the unusual late-start schedule.
As the district found it possible to institute last-minute schedule changes in the fall, it can do so again this winter. We ask the superintendent and school board to recognize and rectify this ill-conceived schedule change by adjusting the 2008-2009 calendar to provide for the additional professional development time for teachers in full-day trainings. This can be accomplished by canceling four of the remaining scheduled half days and consolidating that time into two full days scheduled on Mondays or Fridays in the spring.
When the districts negotiation with the union this fall resulted in additional professional development time for teachers, administrators ought to have added three full days of professional development to the calendar to provide for the time. Had DPS done so, KC childcare services could have been made available in the same way that they are offered on other no-school days. The district's decision to institute half days of school for students has forced a great number of parents to take six days off of work instead of three.
Further, the district has had to waste precious resources on communications in relation to this highly problematic arrangement that risks student safety and learning when children are dropped off at school at the wrong time or not provided with lunch.
In addition, each DPS school has had to expend a great deal of time in preparing for the unusual late-start schedule.
As the district found it possible to institute last-minute schedule changes in the fall, it can do so again this winter. We ask the superintendent and school board to recognize and rectify this ill-conceived schedule change by adjusting the 2008-2009 calendar to provide for the additional professional development time for teachers in full-day trainings. This can be accomplished by canceling four of the remaining scheduled half days and consolidating that time into two full days scheduled on Mondays or Fridays in the spring.
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16 December 2015
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Kate D
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I am against these late start days entirely. I do not wish to have more non student contact days on the calendar.
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Cecilia C
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As a teacher myself, I understand that a student's best learning haopend in the am hours. For the students to go into school at noon makes NO educational sense. Either have a early dismissal or have no school at all for the day.
23 October 2015
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Saida A
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this is not fair to our children as the teachers should be FULL trained before been able to teach; why not schedule this a weekends or during the summer ????
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Lisa F
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As a teacher and DPS parent I can assure you that these late start days are very frustrating. A complete waste of time for teachers, a hardship for families and more lost instructional time. I haven't talked to one teacher or parent who supports this.
14 September 2015
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Diane Silverbergj
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This is imperative - please do as the petitioners request. If you care for our children then you will!
4 September 2015
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