The 2014-2015 school calendar has
been finalized. Students will return to school on Thursday, August 21 for
a half day.
There are several changes to the
school's calendar this year:
First, the school day will be
15 minutes longer. Monday through Thursday, full-days will dismiss at 3:15 pm,
while early dismissal days and Fridays will end at 1:15 pm.
Second: Three days have been added
at the end of the school year, May 26 - 28, which are designated Emergency
Closure Days. These days will be used if there are closures due to
unexpected emergency and/or inclement weather this school year. So the
school year could last until May 28.
Third: Students will no longer
have early dismissal on both final exam days. They will only have an early
dismissal on the last day of each semester.
There also has
been a major change to the daily report card program. Instead of only
reporting on the core classes - the first 5 classes of each day- the new report
cards will provide a report on the afternoon elective classes as well. The
new daily report cards will account for a student's entire day at Accelerated.
This change
will mean that students will no longer receive their payment at the end of the
day. Instead, students will still receive their report cards to take home
at the end of the day, but will not receive their payouts until the next day.
We hope
everyone has a wonderful year of learning at the Accelerated Schools of
Overland Park.