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Prince William County Public Schools2016‐17 School Calendar

School Board MeetingDecember 2, 2015

Dr. Jennifer Coyne CassataDirector, Office of Accountability

Mrs. Rita Everett GossAssociate Superintendent, Student Learning and Accountability

Presentation to the Prince William County School Board - December 2, 2015

Calendar Development Process• Calendar Committee met twice to develop the proposed school calendar

• Committee includes multiple stakeholders• Parents • Students• Teachers• Principals• Employee association representatives• Student Learning and Accountability representatives• Human Resources representatives


Contextual Information• PWCS continues to qualify for a pre‐Labor Day opening for the 2016‐17 school year

• Two options presented for consideration:– Pre‐Labor Day opening (starting August 29, 2016)– Post‐Labor Day opening (starting September 6, 2016)


2016‐17 Priorities Identified by Calendar Committee

• Highest priorities identified by committee for 2016‐17:– End school as early as possible in June– Monday after Spring Break as a holiday

• Committee strongly recommends the Pre‐Labor Day opening (76% of all members via survey and all but one member at the final meeting)


Pre‐Labor Day Option


SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 37 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5H 6 7 8 9 10

14 15 16 17 18N 19N 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 1721 22W 23W 24W 25W 26W 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 2428 29O 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4W 59 10P 11 12 13 14 15 6 7C 8H 9 10 11H 12

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 13 14 15 16 17 18 1923 24 25 26 27 28 29 20 21 22 23H 24H 25H 2630 31 27 28 29 30

1 2 3 1 2H 3 4 5 6 74 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16H 17 18 19 20 2118 19 20 21 22H 23H 24 22 23 24 25 26 27ED 2825 26H 27H 28H 29H 30H 31 29 30W 31

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSPROPOSED 2016‐17 Annual School Calendar ‐ PRE‐LABOR DAY OPTION

August 2016 September 2016

October 2016 November 2016

December 2016 January 2017



PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSPROPOSED 2016‐17 Annual School Calendar ‐ PRE‐LABOR DAY OPTION

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20H 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 1

2 3 4 5 6 7W 8 1 2 3 4 5 69 10H 11H 12H 13H 14H 15 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

16 17H 18 19 20 21 22 14 15 16 17 18 19 2023 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 22 23 24 25 26 2730 28 29H 30 31

1 2 3 1st 47 Days ‐ August 29 ‐ November 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2nd 45 Days ‐ November 9 ‐ January 27

11 12 13 14 15O 16W 17 92 Days ‐ 1st SEMESTER TOTAL18 19W 20 21 22 23 24 3rd 47 Days ‐ January 31 ‐ April 625 26 27 28 29 30 4th 42 Days ‐ April 18 ‐ June 15

89 Days ‐ 2nd SEMESTER TOTAL 181 DAYS = TOTAL TEACHING DAYS

N= NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION W= TEACHER PROF. DEV./WORKDAY ‐ ALL SCHOOLS C= CONFERENCE DAY H= HOLIDAY O= SCHOOL BEGINS/ENDS P= PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY ED= 1/2 DAY RELEASE ‐ ELEMENTARY ONLY

June 2017 REPORTING PERIODS

February 2017 March 2017

April 2017 May 2017


Post‐Labor Day Option



1 2 3 4 5 6 1W 2W 37 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5H 6O 7 8 9 10

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 1721 22 23 24 25N 26N 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 2428 29W 30W 31W 25 26 27 28 29 30 1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4W 59 10P 11 12 13 14 15 6 7C 8H 9 10 11H 12

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 13 14 15 16 17 18 1923 24 25 26 27 28 29 20 21 22 23H 24H 25H 2630 31 27 28 29 30

1 2 3 1 2H 3 4 5 6 74 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16H 17 18 19 20 2118 19 20 21 22H 23H 24 22 23 24 25 26 27ED 2825 26H 27H 28H 29H 30H 31 29 30W 31

October 2016 November 2016

December 2016 January 2017

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSPROPOSED 2016‐17 Annual School Calendar ‐ POST‐LABOR DAY OPTION

August 2016 September 2016



PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSPROPOSED 2016‐17 Annual School Calendar ‐ POST‐LABOR DAY OPTION

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 1819 20H 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 2526 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 1

2 3 4 5 6 7W 8 1 2 3 4 5 69 10H 11H 12H 13H 14H 15 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

16 17H 18 19 20 21 22 14 15 16 17 18 19 2023 24 25 26 27 28 29 21 22 23 24 25 26 2730 28 29H 30 31

1 2 3 1st 42 Days ‐ September 6 ‐ November 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2nd 45 Days ‐ November 9 ‐ January 27

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 87 Days ‐ 1st SEMESTER TOTAL18 19 20 21 22O 23W 24 3rd 47 Days ‐ January 31 ‐ April 625 26W 27 28 29 30 4th 47 Days ‐ April 18 ‐ June 22

94 Days ‐ 2nd SEMESTER TOTAL 181 DAYS = TOTAL TEACHING DAYS

N= NEW TEACHER ORIENTATION W= TEACHER PROF. DEV./WORKDAY ‐ ALL SCHOOLS C= CONFERENCE DAY H= HOLIDAY O= SCHOOL BEGINS/ENDS P= PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DAY ED= 1/2 DAY RELEASE ‐ ELEMENTARY ONLY

June 2017 REPORTING PERIODS

February 2017 March 2017

April 2017 May 2017


Key 2016‐17 Calendar Dates• First Day of School

• August 29 – Pre‐Labor Day• September 6 ‐ First Day of School

• October 10 – Divisionwide Professional Learning Day• November 4‐8 – ES/MS/HS Closed for Students

• November 4 – ES Teacher Workday and MS/HS Teacher Workday/Conference Day/PD

• November 7 ‐ ES Parent Conference Day and MS/HS Teacher Workday/Conference Day/PD

• November 8 – Schools Closed for Presidential Election Day

• November 11 – Veterans Day Holiday


Key 2016‐17 Calendar Dates• November 23‐25 – Thanksgiving Break for Students and Teachers• November 24‐25 – Thanksgiving Break for All Employees

• December 23‐January 2 – Winter Break for Students/Teachers• December 23‐26 – All Employees• January 2 – All Employees

• January 3 – School Reopens• January 16 – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday


Key 2016‐17 Calendar Dates• January 27 – ES Conference Day (1/2 day for ES)• January 30 – Teacher Workday (ES/MS/HS Closed)• February 20 – Presidents’ Day Holiday• April 7 – Teacher Workday (ES/MS/HS Closed)• April 10‐17 – Spring Break for Students/Teachers

• April 13‐14 – All Employees

• May 29 – Memorial Day Holiday• Last Day of School

• June 15 – Pre‐Labor Day opening• June 22 – Post‐Labor Day opening


Summary of 2016‐17 Calendar

• All schools would have 181 school days• Differences between two options:

– Pre‐Labor Day: School starts August 29 and ends June 15– Post‐Labor Day: School starts September 6 and ends June 22– Length of first and second marking periods differ

• Beginning of Year Teacher Dates:– PWCS Connect (New Teacher Induction Program) ‐ August 18‐19 or

25‐26 (Proposed)– All Teachers Report – August 22 or 29– Teacher Workdays – August 22‐26 or August 29 – September 2


Moving Forward• Committee strongly recommends Pre‐Labor Day option

• Parent feedback about this year’s opening gathered via online survey in November– Note: Survey still open at time materials posted in BoardDocs;

summary of feedback to be provided at Board meeting

• Committee recommends moving the calendar approval earlier for future years


Prince William County Public Schools2016‐17 School Calendar

School Board MeetingDecember 2, 2015

Dr. Jennifer Coyne CassataDirector, Office of Accountability

Mrs. Rita Everett GossAssociate Superintendent, Student Learning and Accountability


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