Douglas Adopts 2011-2012 School Calendar

The Douglas County Board of Education adopted calendars for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years Monday evening. 

The school system announced three calendar options on Dec. 16, and parents, staff and other citizens of the county were encouraged to vote for their preferred option.

By the deadline Jan. 11, no calendar option had received at least 50 percent of the vote—with 2,300 people casting votes. The Board of Education then narrowed the options to two, hoping one would be the clear favorite. The deadline for the second vote was Feb. 1.

Only 21 votes separated the choices after 2,945 people weighed in. 

"Since both calendars are equally popular, we adopted Calendar Option B for 2011-2012 and Calendar A (with an adjustment to start in August) for 2012-2013,” Superintendent Dr. Gordon Pritz said via e-mail.

“After experiencing the implementation of these two calendars, we will convene a Calendar Task Force to evaluate the success of the options and plan for future calendars,” he added.

An outline summary of each calendar follows:

2011-2012 Calendar (Option B)

• August 1-3—Pre-Planning
• August 4—First Student Day
• September 5—System Holiday
• October 10—Teacher Day
• November 8—Student Holiday/Teacher Day
• November 21-25—Holidays (240-day employees work Nov. 21-22)
• December 16—Semester Ends
• December 19-January 2—Holidays
• January 3—Student Holiday/Teacher Day
• January 4—Semester Begins
• January 16—System Holiday
• February 20-24—Holidays (except 240-day employees) 
• March 30—Student Holiday/Teacher Day
• April 2-6—System Holidays
• May 25—Semester Ends/Last Student Day
• May 28—System Holiday
• May 29-31—Post Planning

2012-2013 Calendar (Calendar A, modified)

• July 30 to August 3—Pre-Planning
• August 6—First Student Day
• September 3—System Holiday
• October 8-12—Student/Employee Holidays (except 240-day employees) 
• November 6—Student Holiday/Teacher Day
• November 19-23—Holidays (240-day employees work Nov. 19-20)
• December 24 to January 4—Holidays
• January 7—Teacher Day
• January 8—Semester Begins
• January 21—System Holiday
• February 18-22—Holidays (except 240-day employees)
• April 8-12—System Holidays
• May 27—System Holiday
• May 31—Semester Ends/Last Student Day
• June 3-5—Post Planning