Littleton 6 School District: Board Approves Next Two School Year Calendars

Press release from Littleton 6 School District:

10.15.21

At its regularly scheduled meeting October 14, 2021, the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education approved school year calendars for the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 school years. Both calendars continue to reflect the Board’s values around school year calendars, which have been shaped by the community over time.  

Both proposed calendars were brought by the district Calendar Committee to the Board for consideration at the September 23, 2021 Board of Education meeting. The Calendar Committee includes a cross-section of parents and LPS employees. 

As part of its process, the Calendar Committee reviewed the Board of Education’s calendar values as well as the current and previous years’ calendars. The Committee considered the requirements for instructional minutes as well as the schedule for state testing, both of which are established by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The Committee also considered the schedule for Advanced Placement (AP) exams and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams in May, which are determined nationally. 

Key topics also included the Board’s value to end the first semester by winter break, the community’s value for maintaining a full week break at Thanksgiving, the consistency of Professional Learning Communities being scheduled every Wednesday morning, school age childcare, the availability of professional development days for staff, and both general and specific parent and staff input.

The Committee noted that the Board’s value to end the first semester by winter break drives when the first day of school will be. The second semester is longer than the first semester to accommodate the days in the spring that are dedicated to taking state assessments. The proposed calendars exceed the CDE’s requirements for instructional time.

The 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 school year calendars and the Board of Education’s Calendar Values are available on the district website: http://littletonpublicschools.net/calendars.

Learn more.

At its regularly scheduled meeting October 14, 2021, the Littleton Public Schools Board of Education approved school year calendars for the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 school years. Both calendars continue to reflect the Board’s values around school year calendars, which have been shaped by the community over time.  

Both proposed calendars were brought by the district Calendar Committee to the Board for consideration at the September 23, 2021 Board of Education meeting. The Calendar Committee includes a cross-section of parents and LPS employees. 

As part of its process, the Calendar Committee reviewed the Board of Education’s calendar values as well as the current and previous years’ calendars. The Committee considered the requirements for instructional minutes as well as the schedule for state testing, both of which are established by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The Committee also considered the schedule for Advanced Placement (AP) exams and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams in May, which are determined nationally. 

Key topics also included the Board’s value to end the first semester by winter break, the community’s value for maintaining a full week break at Thanksgiving, the consistency of Professional Learning Communities being scheduled every Wednesday morning, school age childcare, the availability of professional development days for staff, and both general and specific parent and staff input.

The Committee noted that the Board’s value to end the first semester by winter break drives when the first day of school will be. The second semester is longer than the first semester to accommodate the days in the spring that are dedicated to taking state assessments. The proposed calendars exceed the CDE’s requirements for instructional time.

The 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 school year calendars and the Board of Education’s Calendar Values are available on the district website: http://littletonpublicschools.net/calendars.

Learn more.

This press release was produced by Littleton 6 School District. The views expressed here are the author’s own.