- Teachers will have more instructional time with students before important tests such as ISAT, SAT, Spring IRI, etc. are given in the spring, and less time after testing.
- Aligns more closely with CSI’s starting and ending dates for our students taking dual credit courses from CSI. Dual credits save parents a lot of money on credits with the State appropriations of funds.
- Starting school early helps with the timing of AP course testing.
- Meets the overwhelming requests from staff to end 1st semester at Christmas break.
- Teacher training days are set towards the beginning of the year so teachers can retain and implement what they learned right away.
- Student testing, junior boards, and senior projects take up some instructional time during the second semester which helps offset imbalance between semesters.
- Maintains as many 5 instructional-day weeks as possible.
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