Plano PTA
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Plano ISD Council of PTAs Legislative Advocacy Project
Would you like to have some input into when your child starts school?
Sign the online petition!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/txschoolstartdate/
The petition simply states:
I support local control of the school calendar.
The current statute that mandates a uniform school start date should be
repealed, or at a minimum, the waiver process should be reinstituted.
Parents, school staff and residents of our communities should be able to
help select a school calendar that works best toward addressing their
communities' concerns and enables their students to achieve the highest
academic success possible.
Ten Reasons Why Plano ISD Council of PTAs Supports
Local Control of the School Calendar
1. There should be established processes for involving parents and
teachers in the development of the school calendar.
2. Student academic and instructional concerns and local community needs
should drive all education policy decisions.
3. A uniform start date is not required by federal guidelines and No
Child Left Behind.
4. Our local boards of education and faculties are held responsible for
student performance under both state and federal accountability
programs.
5. In a high stakes accountability system, it is only fair to allow as
much instructional time as possible before student performance is
measured.
6. Students graduating at semester should be able to attend college
starting in January.
7. Dual credit courses for high school students can be better
facilitated with community colleges by having the calendars better
aligned.
8. Completion of final exams before the winter holiday is immensely
beneficial to students.
9. Only thirteen states currently have a statewide school year start
date. Of those thirteen, some have waivers and some are trying to repeal
their current statutes.
10. Our local legislators are being pressured by the tourism and
hospitality industries that spend thousands of hours and dollars on
lobbying.