PV School Calendar 2017-18

Please share your opinion on the 2017-2018 instructional school calendar as planning begins. We appreciate your opinion on the many factors necessary to consider when developing a school calendar, factors such as, the beginning and ending dates of the school year, scheduling of conferences, holidays and inservice days. Your feedback will help guide the Calendar Committee as it prepares a recommendation for the Board of School Directors. The Committee's recommendation is scheduled for presentation to our Board in January 2017.
Thank you in advance for your participation.

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* 1. If you have students in the district, what level of school do they attend? Please select all that apply.

Elementary

Middle Level

High School

N/A

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* 2. Please select the description that applies to you. You may select one or both.

I am a PV parent.

I am a PV employee.

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* 3. Next September, Labor Day will fall on Monday, September 4th. Do you prefer that the 2017-2018 school year begins before or after Labor Day?

Before Labor Day

After Labor Day

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* 4. For the purpose of creating a school calendar, does it matter to you when the start of the school year occurs in conjunction with when Labor Day falls in September?

Yes: If it is early in the year, I would prefer school start after Labor Day

Yes: If it is later in September, I would prefer that school start before Labor Day

No: Other factors are more important

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* 5. Should we schedule a holiday weekend in October (e.g. Columbus Day Holiday off from school)?

Yes

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* 6. Does the current instructional school calendar recognize holidays appropriately? In other words, are there holidays that should be included with a day or days off from school, or eliminated as days off?

The District recognizes holidays representative of the traditions celebrated in our community.

The District needs to consider the addition of certain holidays not represented on the school calendar (please specify below).

The District needs to consider the elimination of certain holidays represented on the school calendar (please specify below).

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* 7. Do you prefer parent/teacher conferences earlier in November (around Election Day) or during the week of Thanksgiving?

around Election Day

during the week of Thanksgiving

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* 8. How important is it to you that the school year end as early as possible in June?

Extremely important

Important

Less important than other aspects

Not important

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* 9. What is your opinion regarding half-day early dismissal of students so that teachers can participate in professional development?

I support the idea once a month

I support the idea once or twice a year

I support the idea but child care is a concern

I cannot support the idea

No opinion

Additional information on this topic

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* 10. If it is important to end school as early as possible, the number of vacation days for students must be limited. Please indicate your preference by ranking the choices below:

I prefer more three day weekends spread throughout the year

I prefer a longer holiday break around the Easter holiday (spring break)

I prefer a longer holiday break around the Thanksgiving Holiday (fall break)

I prefer that the holiday breaks be evenly divided between fall and spring

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* 11. How important is it to you that the calendar remain consistent from one year to the next?

Extremely important

Important

Not that important

Don't care

Extremely important

Important

Not that important

Don't care

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* 12. Currently we provide a printed version of our calendar at the beginning of the school year to all families and employees. This calendar includes school and district-wide activities. Do you still want to receive this calendar?

Yes

Thank you for providing us your opinions on our school calendar. Our Board of School Directors will consider all of the results of this survey and the recommendations of our PVSD Calendar Committee in approving a 2017-2018 calendar. If you are interested in joining the Calendar Committee to help us formulate a recommendation, please contact Dr. Barbara A. Russell at brussell@pvsd.org.