Jeffco Calendar survey

Calendar Survey for JCEA members

Every 3 years, the district runs a committee to discuss changes for the district calendar. The decisions made in this committee are in place for the next 3 calendars. Melissa Houlihan (elementary), Susan Bergkamp (middle) and Cheryl Mosier (high) are the JCEA/teacher representatives on this year’s calendar committee. To ensure that voices of teachers are accurately represented, we are asking for your input. Your responses will help drive the discussion with the district committee. If you have additional thoughts about the district calendar, please contact the corresponding representative from JCEA. Please complete this survey by XXX

Note-the first 5 questions are from the District's calendar survey.

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* 1. How satisfied are you with the current (2020-2021) Jeffco Schools Calendar?

Very satisfied

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Very dissatisfied

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* 2. Which of the following is more important?

High School exams before winter break

More evenly balanced lengths of semesters

No preference

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* 3. Potential make-ups days must be incorporated into the Jeffco calendar each year. Students would only be required to attend a make-up day if a school cancellation has been called prior to the assigned make-up day. Which option do you prefer below?

Potential snow days should be built into the school year

Make up days should be added to the end of the school year as needed

No preference

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* 4. Which would you prefer?

More breaks throughout the year that are shorter in duration (mini breaks)

Fewer breaks throughout the year that are longer in duration (i.e. a full week at Thanksgiving)

No preference

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* 5. Schools need to provide professional learning time for teachers to better meet student needs. Which would you prefer?

Early release (students would be dismissed two hours early, one day every other week)

Late start (students would start one hour late one day each week)

Non-contact day (students would not attend school one day every other month)

none of the above

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* 6. In recent years, our school year has been completed by the end of May. Retirees are then able to get a first PERA check in June. If we work just one required day in June, the first PERA check won’t be issued until July, meaning the retiree loses out on thousands of dollars. Assume you are retiring within this next 3 year calendar cycle. How important is it to you to end the year by May 31?

not important at all

not very important

so-so

important

Very important

not important at all

not very important

so-so

important

Very important

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* 7. Rank the following items in terms of their importance to you as a teacher (1 is super important, 5 is not important at all)

	I hate this idea	Not important	Somewhat important	Very important
End the semester before winter break	End the semester before winter break I hate this idea	End the semester before winter break Not important	End the semester before winter break Somewhat important	End the semester before winter break Very important
A full week off at Thanksgiving	A full week off at Thanksgiving I hate this idea	A full week off at Thanksgiving Not important	A full week off at Thanksgiving Somewhat important	A full week off at Thanksgiving Very important
Fall Break in October two days plus a weekend	Fall Break in October two days plus a weekend I hate this idea	Fall Break in October two days plus a weekend Not important	Fall Break in October two days plus a weekend Somewhat important	Fall Break in October two days plus a weekend Very important
Put a non contact day on a Friday before a three day weekend	Put a non contact day on a Friday before a three day weekend I hate this idea	Put a non contact day on a Friday before a three day weekend Not important	Put a non contact day on a Friday before a three day weekend Somewhat important	Put a non contact day on a Friday before a three day weekend Very important
Full two weeks off for winter break	Full two weeks off for winter break I hate this idea	Full two weeks off for winter break Not important	Full two weeks off for winter break Somewhat important	Full two weeks off for winter break Very important
Start winter break with more days off before Christmas (this year was 2-3)	Start winter break with more days off before Christmas (this year was 2-3) I hate this idea	Start winter break with more days off before Christmas (this year was 2-3) Not important	Start winter break with more days off before Christmas (this year was 2-3) Somewhat important	Start winter break with more days off before Christmas (this year was 2-3) Very important
Teacher planning day at the start of second semester	Teacher planning day at the start of second semester I hate this idea	Teacher planning day at the start of second semester Not important	Teacher planning day at the start of second semester Somewhat important	Teacher planning day at the start of second semester Very important
Both semesters the same length	Both semesters the same length I hate this idea	Both semesters the same length Not important	Both semesters the same length Somewhat important	Both semesters the same length Very important
Start school in August early in a week (some years we've started on a Thursday)	Start school in August early in a week (some years we've started on a Thursday) I hate this idea	Start school in August early in a week (some years we've started on a Thursday) Not important	Start school in August early in a week (some years we've started on a Thursday) Somewhat important	Start school in August early in a week (some years we've started on a Thursday) Very important

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* 8. How many days should we have in August before students arrive?

two days

three days

four days

five days

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* 9. How many days should we have in May after students are finished?

No days

one day

two days

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* 10. The current calendar has 83 student contact days first semester and 92 second semester. There are 88 teacher workdays first semester and 97 second semester. Keeping in mind that testing schedules often impact contact and work days, should the semesters be closer to equal in contact days and teacher workdays?

Yes

Don't care

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* 11. In order to advocate for some changes, there will have to be a compromise. Which of these would more closely meet your needs as a teacher? (check all that your prefer)

Give up a fall break to have a longer Winter Break

Have a shorter Thanksgiving break to have a longer Winter Break

Give up a fall break in October to start the year later

Have a shorter Thanksgiving break to start the year later

Start earlier in the fall to keep the fall break and full week of Thanksgiving

Start earlier in the fall to have a longer Winter Break

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* 12. Where do you prefer to have your required Professional Development days? (check all that apply)

Attached to a holiday weekend

Before school starts in the fall

Before school starts back up after Winter Break

Spaced out throughout the school year

At the end of the school year after students are done

Before Winter Break

On late start days

On early release days

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* 13. The district has a calendar already posted to their website for 21-22 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aR1Ae2Yl0VR5552EUZR0bI4yBfA4RrOP/view Do you see any major problems with this current proposal?

Yes (tell us what in the last question)

Not sure

Jeffco Calendar survey

Calendar Survey for JCEA members

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* 1. How satisfied are you with the current (2020-2021) Jeffco Schools Calendar?

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* 2. Which of the following is more important?

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* 3. Potential make-ups days must be incorporated into the Jeffco calendar each year. Students would only be required to attend a make-up day if a school cancellation has been called prior to the assigned make-up day. Which option do you prefer below?

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* 4. Which would you prefer?

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* 5. Schools need to provide professional learning time for teachers to better meet student needs. Which would you prefer?

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* 7. Rank the following items in terms of their importance to you as a teacher (1 is super important, 5 is not important at all)

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* 8. How many days should we have in August before students arrive?

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* 9. How many days should we have in May after students are finished?

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* 11. In order to advocate for some changes, there will have to be a compromise. Which of these would more closely meet your needs as a teacher? (check all that your prefer)

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* 12. Where do you prefer to have your required Professional Development days? (check all that apply)

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* 13. The district has a calendar already posted to their website for 21-22 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aR1Ae2Yl0VR5552EUZR0bI4yBfA4RrOP/view Do you see any major problems with this current proposal?

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* 14. Anything else you want to say?