Academic Calendar
As we look ahead two years to the 2021-2022 academic calendar, AUSD wants input from all parents. A Calendar Task Force with teachers, students, counselors (both academic and mental health), administrators, parents, and others has been tasked with creating calendar options for the 2021-2022 year that are responsive to student, teachers, and family needs. The school calendar affects student stress, the district budget (absences reduce funding), and is a fundamental driver of family life in the district.

We are asking all parents/guardians to complete this brief survey so that all voices are represented in this important decision. Please consider potential positive and negative impacts to your family (such as to work schedules, childcare arrangements, and family activities) as you provide your input on the following calendar changes under consideration.


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Move the Instructional Calendar Earlier to                                           Prioritize Student Mental Health
Many local districts have moved the start of school earlier in August to address adolescent mental health, a growing concern. These districts include Berkeley (starting in 2020-2021), Oakland, Piedmont, Alameda, Walnut Creek, Acalanes Union, San Francisco, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton, and many more.  This earlier start enables first semester final exams to end before the December break, allowing a true rest from school and provides more instructional days before standardized testing and exams (Smarter Balanced [SBAC], ACT, SAT, SAT Subject Tests, AP Exams). Aligning calendars to neighboring districts also allows for more childcare and enrichment opportunities during summer, which are otherwise now difficult to find in the second half of August. Negatives include changing the perception of August as a vacation month and handling the transition year, which would involve a shortened summer break for at least one year.

1. I would support starting school 1-2 weeks earlier in August and ending 1-2 weeks earlier (end of May or early June). *
2.   I would like to align the START and ENDING dates of school with: *
Camp offerings over Thanksgiving, December Break, Mid-Winter Break, and Spring Break are typically driven by larger districts in our area.  
3.  I would like to align the LENGTH AND TIMING OF BREAKS to coincide with: *
4.  Thanksgiving Break-- I would rather: *
5.  February Mid-Winter Break-- I would rather: *
6. Please prioritize your Calendar Concerns below:     (1- Top Priority...6 - Last Priority).                                      *MARK ONLY ONE RESPONSE PER ROW,  one as the Top Priority;  another as 2nd priority, etc. down to Last Priority. *
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6 - Last Priority
Earlier start to the school year for educational and mental health benefits.
Earlier start to the school year for better alignment of summertime childcare offerings.
Keeping AUSD’s traditional later August start time.
Matching long breaks to neighboring districts for better alignment with childcare camps.
Include more culturally important holidays, even if having these days off extends the school year (Please list holidays important to you that are not current school holidays below).
Reduce the number of days on Conference Schedule by making these days Teacher In-Service Days with no school for students (but all-day conferences for teachers).
In Question 6 above, please check to make sure you have selected only one Top Priority; one 2nd Priority;  etc. down to Last Priority.
7. Please enter any additional comments you have on the academic calendar.
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