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Jenny and Jon Shemwell <[log in to unmask]>
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Friends of Orono Schools <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Mar 2016 16:48:30 -0500
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From the Superintendent's newsletter:

Twice in the past two weeks we have had storms

that have hit the region in the early morning

commuting hours. Orono schools do not currently

have the option of delayed starts and so both

times I needed to cancel school due to the icy

conditions. Likewise, once students are at school,

if the weather turns bad we do not call an early

release, thereby sending kids home early. This

has been our long-standing practice and as I

understand it is very much related to families

having trouble with childcare coverage on these

types of days.

Despite this, I have recently heard from many of

you about your wishes for delayed starts.

Specifically, when the weather presents slick

conditions early on, but holds the promise of

turning better later in the morning.

In addition, there has been a lot of discussion

about the need for additional professional time for

our staff to work on curriculum, instruction and

assessment and to collaborate more deeply as we

work to provide the very best for students. One

thought is to build regular early release days into

next year’s calendar for this work.

On Tuesday, March 8, 2016 the School Board will

be considering this topic, so please plan to attend.

ALSO, please give us your input by completing

this short survey.

Here is a survey from our superintendent about rethinking weather related
delay/early dismissals as well as early release days.


https://docs.google.com/a/rsu26.org/forms/d/1N9yTLnEFgSfTUB2cpG8CJq_ll3YhBu1VYX5Hs61hjzI/viewform?pli=1


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