If you don’t feel like reading through their responses, I think Friedson (exec), Goldberg and McNulty (at-large), Ashman (district 3) and Morrison (district 1) had the best answers.
This is the updated proposal from the superintendent that the BOE approved last night, they listened to feedback and voted in favor of the following changes:
No change from approved:
● Pre-service: August 17–21
● Student Transition Day: August 24
● First day for all students: August 25
Added instructional days:
● November 9: Instructional Day (previously non-instructional aligned with Diwali
November 8)
● November 25: Early Release Day (previously systemwide closure prior to Thanksgiving)
● December 23: Early Release Day (previously systemwide closure prior to Winter Break)
Identified make-up days:
● June 11: Last Day of School (Day 181, first make-up day)
● April 22: Non-instructional day aligned with Passover
● May 17: Non-instructional day aligned with Eid al-Adha
● June 14-17: Days that can be added to extend the school year
(I had originally posted this without the result of the vote, but I checked the video and they all voted to approve, except Rita Montoya who had issues with the Thanksgiving/Christmas dates)