Friday, March 15, 2013
The Wauwatosa School Board changed the 2013-14 school calendar by having summer start earlier.
The Wauwatosa School Board approved a modified school calendar with an earlier summer break by adding two extra school days to the year. The original approved calendar had classes beginning Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day and end June 17, 2014. The modified calendar will have classes end June 13, 2014, while adding two class days October 24, 2013 and March 17, 2014 within the school year. The district has planned 180 days of teaching. An additional 12 days would be used for snow make-up days and teacher in-service days.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Board members said parents expressed concern over the longer schedule. One board member voted against the planned school calendar.
Wauwatosa Schools will have classes beginning Sept. 3, the day after Labor Day and end June 17, 2014. The Wauwatosa School District approved the 192 scheduled days 2013-14 school calendar on Monday night at their board meeting, with one vote against the calendar. State law does not allow school districts to begin school before Labor Day, a popular weekend for tourism. In 2011, there were 32.1 million travelers during Labor Day holiday period, according to AAA. The district has planned 180 days of teaching. An additional 12 days would be used for snow make-up days and teacher in-service days. Elementary school conferences will be held Oct. 10 and Oct. 15. Middle school conferences will be held on Oct. 15 and Oct. 23. And high school …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The Wauwatosa School Board is considering the proposed 2013-14 school calendar that has 180 days of teaching.
Wauwatosa Schools might have classes being September 3, the day after Labor Day. The Wauwatosa School District is reviewing the proposed 2013-14 school calendar State law does not allow school districts to begin school before Labor Day. Labor Day weekend is a popular weekend for tourism. There was 32.1 million travelers during the 2011 Labor Day holiday period, according to AAA. Wauwatosa Superintendent Phil Ertl expressed frustration at the state law, according to a Wauwatosa Now report. The district has planned 180 days of teaching. An additional 12 days would be used for snow make-up days and teacher in-service days. The board will review the report at their Monday meeting.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Most schools in the area use the traditional school calendar, with almost three full months off in the summer. But that's changing in some areas to a year-round, or "balanced" calendar, with shorter but more frequent breaks.
Summer break has been a hallmark of student-hood for what seems like forever. But when summer comes around, parents who work have to find some place for their children to go. Enter summer school, summer camp, nannies, sitters, grandparents and children being left to fend for themselves. Most schools in southeast Wisconsin and throughout the state remain on the traditional calendar, with almost three full months off in the summer, but some schools are bucking that trend. Brownsburg, IN, has moved to a balanced calendar with two-week breaks in fall, winter and spring, and eight weeks off in summer. Some districts in Utah have moved to a year-round calendar due to space concerns. One Jordan, UT, official said the year-round calendar has …
Betty Rubble
8:16 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
This is ridiculous. In the past two years, one snow make up day was built into the schedule. I don't think they were used so the students got an extra day off before Memorial Day. I hope the school board members, who seem to be a bit out of touch with the real world, will at least be smart enough to putthe 12 extra useless days in June, allowing the school year to end at a reasonably earlier date… more ›