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Parents: CPS Wants Input on New Calendar
Chicago Public Schools has launched an online survey to gather feedback from parents while creating the district's universal calendar for the 2013-2014 academic year. The initiative is part of the deal that ended the summer's teachers' un
Chicago Public Schools representatives want your feedback.
The district is working to create a universal calendar and is asking parents for input before compiling it. School officials launched an online survey this week to solicit that feedback as they move from its two-track system to a single calendar for the 2013-2014 academic year. The unified schedule is part of the deal that ended this summer's Chicago Teachers Union strike, according Chicago Sun Times.
A Monday post on the district's Facebook included links to Spanish and Polish-language versions of the survey, as well as comments from CPS stating that its teachers will be completing a separate questionnaire. The survey is also available in Chinese.
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Parents must enter their children's student ID number to access the survey. Input will help the district determine when to start the school year and when to schedule breaks in the calendar.
“Moving towards a single, unified calendar is in the best interest of our school communities and better aligns with our goal to provide every student with a rigorous curriculum, but we need our parents and students to have a voice in the process,” CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett told the Sun Times.
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Under the current two-track system, some schools start in early August while others start in September.
The survey will be online until January 11, and a proposed calendar is expected to go to the CPS board for approval later in the month.
