Next school year starts JULY 30!!!

[Miss Critter]

Really???? Calendar on county's website for 2009-2010 has school running from July 30 to May 27. Why do schools need an entire extra month? How are high school students supposed to find summer work when their summer is only 8 weeks long?

http://media.walton.k12.ga.us/District/Resources/Documents/Calendar0910.pdf

 

[Here4Good]

Good grief! How did this just come to light, it seems like this should have been a big deal!

 

[Dia]

I checked the Walton County School District web site & as of 4/7/09 they have August 24th as the start date for the kids.


http://www.walton.k12.fl.us/calendars/2009-10 SCHOOL CALENDAR.pdf

 

[Here4Good]

D'oh! The original calendar is from Walton County, GEORGIA.

Don't move there, they don't have summer vacation!

 

[wrobert]

D'oh! The original calendar is from Walton County, GEORGIA.

Don't move there, they don't have summer vacation!

Ours was almost that early. But in a 3-2 vote they went with summer vacation.

 

[ShallowsNole]

Thank goodness. But I maintain there should never be school beyond Memorial Day. There is no reason that school would have to start in July or early August to accomplish this. Way back when we rode dinosaurs to school, we started the week before Labor Day and ended the Friday of Memorial Day weekend, and we had teacher inservice days every six weeks, instead of every nine.

Kill spring break. We're in Florida already.

 

[Matt J]

Is the July 30th date for summer school?

 

[wrobert]

Is the July 30th date for summer school?

They don't do summer school and the State killed the funding for summer FCAT.

 

[Beach Runner]

We're starting back earlier, too. We've always started classes the Wednesday after Labor Day. Now we are starting the Tuesday before Labor Day. I usually spend the week before Labor Day at the beach. Can't do it this year.

 

[wrobert]

We're starting back earlier, too. We've always started classes the Wednesday after Labor Day. Now we are starting the Tuesday before Labor Day. I usually spend the week before Labor Day at the beach. Can't do it this year.

Most kids do not show up around here until after Labor Day. That is why the state does not do the official census for payment until October.