Calendar Committee narrows calendar options

Calendar Committee narrows calendar options
Superintendent Mick Miller conducted his third calendar committee meeting Wednesday evening as the district continues efforts to adopt calendars for the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 school years.

The broad-based calendar committee, chaired by Miller, has narrowed the options down to two calendars for each school year. The primary differences in the calendars are the start and finish dates. One option starts school before the Labor Day Holiday and the other starts school after Labor Day.

Superintendent Miller is preparing instructions for the committee to get further input from their representatives. Walla Walla Valley Education Association President Margo Piver will get input on the two options from the district's teacher's association membership.

Public School Employees President Bill Heiser will get input from support staff. The Administrative Council will weigh in on the options as well and a survey will be posted on the district's web site to get input from parents, students and community members who do not have school-aged children.

Superintendent Mick Miller, working in collaboration with the district's bargaining groups, will study all of the input before making a final recommendation to the school board. Miller says he would like to take a proposal to the school board in January.