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Project L.I.F.T.Extended Year-Round School Calendar Survey

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Are you a parent or staff member?

: Increases academic outcomes

: Minimizes summer learning loss

: Additional help offered during breaks

: Improves teacher and student attendance

: Reduces discipline problems

: Reduces teacher stress

: Increases motivation among teachers and students

: Increases availability of enrichment opportunities during breaks

: Increases staff (teachers and administrator) burn-out

: Reduces student work opportunities

: Conflicts with college-bound student summer activities like Upward Bound, Mayor's Summer Youth Employment Program, etc.

: Reduced support to sustain the extended school year calendar beyond the initial five years

: Disruption of athletics at the high school level

: Lack of after school care

: Disruption of family summer vacations

: Movement out of zone into a school with a traditional calendar

: Offer more 3-day weekends

: Offer shorter breaks during the year in order to move closer to a traditional summer

: Extend just the school day

: Smaller classes

: Increase optional summer programs

: Increase/modify parent-teacher conference times

: Extend the school year by 20 days

: Support a year round school calendar

Do you think a change in calendar should affect all Project L.I.F.T. schools?

Based on your current understanding about extending school time, do you support the notion of an extended, year-round school calendar?

As a staff member, do you have any concerns about adopting an extended, year-round calendar?

Please share your concerns about adopting an extended, year-round calendar.

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