“Balanced” school calendar survey produces mixed results
Parents in DeKalb County should get a paper survey from the school system this week asking their attendance calendar preferences.
A recent online survey garnered mixed results from 7,000 respondents, with half favoring the traditional calendar for the next school year and half preferring a so-called “balanced” calendar with a shorter summer vacation and extra breaks during the school year.
However, a clear majority of the nearly 1,500 teachers who took the survey wanted a balanced calendar while most parents preferred the traditional calendar. Officials plan to probe each group again, hoping for more input before a school board vote Monday.
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