2011-2012 school calendar given for review

Next year’s Barrow County Schools calendar was presented for review at the Jan. 25 meeting of the board of education. Superintendent Wanda Creel, told the board it “mirrors” this year’s school calendar, except for the inclusion of pre-scheduled weather make-up days. It was developed based on input from the Teacher Advisory Board, which is made up of last year’s Teachers of the Year from each school.

According to the calendar, the first day of school is August 1, 2011; the last day of school is May 23. A full week for Fall Break is scheduled Oct. 3-7; Winter Break is slated for Dec. 19-Jan. 3. Spring Break will be April 16-20.

Creel said some discussion had occurred from the high school level about making Spring Break earlier, to coincide with other systems and the UGA Spring Break. But since the priority was to have all system-wide standardized testing done before the break and middle and elementary schools do not test until early April, the decision was made to keep Barrow’s Spring Break in mid-April.

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#1 Anon. on 01/30/11 at 07:33 PM [Reply]

More furloughs for teachers... joy.

#1.1 Reading is fundamental! on 01/31/11 at 07:20 AM [Reply]

I guess you must be a teacher who needs better comprehension skills. It might help if you notice that they are "potential", as in if the state mandates the furlough days. Stop your moaning!

#1.1.1 Anon. on 02/01/11 at 09:12 PM [Reply]

It's a pretty safe bet that those "potential" days will become actual furlough days whether or not the state mandates them. Teachers this year were furloughed 3 days despite the fact that they were not mandated by the state.

#1.1.1.1 Reading on 02/02/11 at 07:07 AM [Reply]

Still, it plainly states that they are only " if needed" based on funding short falls. So, before jumping to conclusions, let's wait and see. I must've missed your complaints about the potential snow make-up days in February and March. I'd hate to see you miss your mid-March vacation, due to weather. What irks me most about allot this is how government employees seem to think that there is this endless supply of money from which the school board can draw from to pay their salaries. Teachers seem to be especially vocal about the furlough days because they lose some of their salary. I think that is more than fair, because they are being compensated for their decrease in salary. The rest of us Barrow county residents in the real world were forced to take pay cuts, yet still work the same amount of hours/days and many times we work more for less now. If you are so upset about the furlough days, quit your job and find one that will pay you as much as you think you are worth and allows you to work only 64% of the year.

#1.1.1.1.1 Anon. on 02/02/11 at 06:07 PM [Reply]

I will tell you that I spend WAY more than 64% of the year in my classroom. I work on my own time after school and in the summer to do everything I need to do to make sure what I am prepared for my students. A huge majority of teachers choose to put in their own time, unpaid time, as well. Why? Because it helps us better serve our students... your children.

Also, there is such a huge misconception that teachers get paid for summer break, winter break, etc. This is simply not the case. I receive a check during the summer months, but this is for time that I have already worked. I do not get paid for the time that I am not in the classroom, just like most other jobs.

And I did not complain about the make-up days coming up. I know that the time we had off must be made up, and I have no problem doing that instead of having a pay cut for those days. Most of the teachers I know don't mind having to make up days... we are even going to work on a Saturday because it is what has been asked of us.

#2 Anonymous on 02/01/11 at 08:19 AM [Reply]

ridiculous to point out pennies saved from 'energy rebates' and yet you fail to mention, methodically, that we have school board members making six figured salaries and providing a substandard product...trailers in parking lots still being used 5 years later...but the school board members are rolling fat with their 6 figured income!

#2.1 anon on 02/02/11 at 08:40 AM [Reply]

School board members aren't actually paid much for their board position.

#3 Lorin Sinn-Clark on 02/01/11 at 07:42 PM [Reply]

Serving on the school board is a volunteer position; they don't get paid. As for the six-figure incomes you mention, I believe we published all of them, along with all the other teachers' salaries a few weeks ago.

#4 Danielle Austin on 02/02/11 at 12:14 PM [Reply]

I will be the first to say, I gripe at my husband all the time when he complains about having to go to work when he has had time off. But, I will be more than happy to tell you, READING, exactly what he always tells me - that teachers and ADministrators chose their careers just like the rest of us. Don't be upset that you didn't choose yours too wisely!

Teachers and Administrators have spent a lot of time and money getting the degrees that it takes to teach our children on a daily basis. My husband spends more time than classroom time with them, just like many other teachers, since he is a coach. So before you go spouting off about them only working 64% of the year, you go work a week in his shoes and tell me how much time you have at home in bed or with your family. When your week is up you come back and post something under an anonymous name and criticize somebody.

#4.1 That's right! on 02/17/11 at 01:27 PM [Reply]

That's SO true Danielle. Thank you for your response! Some people are so ignorant. They think they know the facts but never take the time to really check into it.
Think before you speak/post, people!

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