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Hello Klein ISD.

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You know, preparing an entire school-year 
calendar takes a lot of time and effort.

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Our calendar is about more than vacation 
days...it  serves as the time framework for 
student learning.

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Just recently, our Board approved the 2017-18 
school year calendar.

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Joining me today are several Klein ISD principals 
who served on the calendar committee.

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Together, we will tell you how this year's 
calendar was created and what option was 
ultimately approved by our Board.

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First up, Wunderlich Intermediate principal, 
Chris Ruggerio.

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Thanks, Bret.

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This year for the first time we added a calendar 
survey feature to gather input from employees, 
parents, students, and community members.

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The response to the survey, released in November, 
was incredible!

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We thank the more than 2,000 parents, students 
and employees that responded to the survey.

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People gave us many considerations to think 
about before creating the calendar options.

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Now here’s Cassandra Christian, principal 
of Bernshausen Elementary.

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Thanks, Chris!

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The calendar committee met in January and 
February to review and develop priorities 
based on the survey results.

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Three priorities guided the design process 
of the 2017 - 18 calendar options.

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The first was for a more balanced number 
of instructional days in both semesters.

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The second was an increase in professional 
development opportunities before the start 
of the school year and throughout the school 
year.

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Our third was to increase the number of instructional 
minutes per day by 10 minutes to provide 
a built-in inclement weather day and a full 
week off for students and staff for Thanksgiving.

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Next up, Brian Greeney, Klein Oak principal.

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Thanks, Cassandra.

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So to create calendar options aligned with 
the feedback and priorities, the District 
of Innovation exemption for early school 
start and end dates was implemented.

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This means our district now has the option 
to begin the school year earlier than the 
state-mandated last week of August.

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That’s awesome because it allows our teachers 
the needed professional development time 
to plan for quality teaching and learning.

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Both options included a more balanced numbers 
of days in the semesters, and our secondary 
teachers and students appreciate this consideration.

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Two calendar options were drafted and made 
available to our community in February for 
more feedback.

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A summary of the feedback shows an almost 
even split between the two calendar options, 
with fewer than 100 votes separating the 
two.

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There were two final factors used to select 
the 2017-18 school year calendar.

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First, we wanted to provide a great transition 
into the established priorities without changing 
the calendar too drastically from prior years.

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Calendar B is more similar to this year’s 
calendar.

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Additionally, in Calendar A, graduation would 
occur a full week after the last day of school, 
which was not a factor in Calendar B.

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Both calendars resulted in more balanced 
semesters, more professional development 
opportunities and the additional 10 minutes 
a day of instruction.

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Based on those factors, the Board of Trustees 
approved our recommendation and approved 
Calendar B.

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Getting to this calendar took much work and 
we are thankful for the input provided from 
our parents, teachers, students and staff.

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We encourage you to visit the link on your 
screen and start planning your 2017-18 school 
year in advance!

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Thanks for watching how the Klein ISD calendar 
was developed.

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And a special shout-out to our great principals 
for helping on this video.

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Have a great Spring Break!

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