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8 | January 24, 2019 | The Northbrook tower community northbrooktower.com Glenbrook D225 Board of education Lady and Lucy Judy Jarke, of Northbrook Meet Lady, 7 years old, and Lucy, 7 months old, this week’s Pets of the Week. Both are adopted and have recently moved to Northbrook from Colorado. Their favorite pastime is chewing on each other when not chasing tennis balls. They’ve also been enjoying going to the beach. In a pinch, a walk around the neighborhood will do just fine. They hope to make many new friends in the coming weeks, at the Northbrook dog park! PLEASE HELP! The Tower needs Pet of the Week submissions! To see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send photos and stories to Martin at martin@northbrooktower. com or at 60 Revere Drive, Suite 888, Northbrook. 17-member committee to weigh school calendar survey findings Neil Milbert Freelance Reporter Hanover Research has released the extensive findings of its Glenbrook High School District 225 school calendar survey and Superintendent Dr. Mike Riggle discussed them at length at the board of education’s Monday, Jan. 14 meeting. “What do we do with it now that we have it?” Dr. Riggle asked. “These calendar guidelines only set a framework.” In the opinion of Board President Skip Shein, “It’s kind of mind-numbing trying to piece it together.” Answering his own question, Riggle said the next step is to put together a 17-member committee made up of two Glenbrook North and two Glenbrook South students, four parents of students, two teachers from each of the schools and five members of the administration “to take a close look at the survey and see if there is anything undervalued or missed.” “We’re not rushing to do anything at this stage of the game,” he emphasized. There were 7,707 stakeholders who participated in the email survey — 2,479 students at the high schools, 606 teachers and staff members, 2,120 GBS and GBN parents and 2,502 parents of students at feeder grammar schools. They were presented two options: 1, Adopt the college calendar and have the school year begin in early to mid-August, holding first-semester exams before winter break and ending the year in late May 2, Or perpetuate the traditional calendar that calls for school to start in late August, with first-semester exams after winter break and the end of the school year in early June. Hanover Research recommended District 225 “should consider adopting the Option 1 calendar.” “The survey results indicate that more than half of all stakeholders prefer to have final exams taken prior to winter break,” the research firm’s report states. “Students prefer the Option 1 calendar, and while school staff slightly prefer the Option 2 calendar, they also indicate that the Option 1 schedule would not adversely impact their classroom and curriculum planning. Most parents also indicate that the Option 1 schedule would not adversely affect family vacation planning and other activities.” Other recommendations were that District 225 “should secure buyin from parents of feeder-school students” if it adopts the Option 1 calendar and “should consider offering resources and supports that help students manage the stressors that they face in school.” BY THE NUMBERS Stakeholders who participated in the email survey Total participants: 7,707 GBN, GBS students who participated: 2,479 Teachers and staff members: 606 Glenbrook parents: 2,120 Parents of students at feeder grammar schools: 2,502 Of the respondents, 76 percent favored the Option 1 schedule because first-semester exams would be held before the winter break, but only 18 percent liked the Option 1 start date in early to mid- August. Of the feeder-school parents, 57 percent of the parents favored Option 2. “People who opted for Option 1 said very clearly the reason they favored it was the date of the exams, and people who opted for Option 2 favored it was because of the start time in late August,” Riggle said. The fact that there is a significant disparity in the overwhelming approval for the earlier semester exams in Option 1 and a huge unfavorable response to the early school year start time in this option poses a dilemma for District 225 officials. Board members Dr. Sonia Kim and Karen Hanley suggested a solution: a shorter first semester. “There’s nothing in the state rules that require balanced semesters,” Riggle said. “The only requirement is 176 student days and we do 178.” Riggle told the board his concern with the unbalanced schedule is if the days are too far off. The current schedule has 89 days in each semester. Riggle said he believes 84 in the first and 92 or 93 in the second could potentially work. “We’re going to communicate early and often with the feeder districts,” Riggle said. Riggle noted Township High School District 113 in Highland Park and Deerfield introduced the unbalanced schedule this year and “it is very popular,” while Lake Forest and Stevenson also have instituted unbalanced semesters. “At Loyola Academy 60 percent to 70 percent of the courses are yearlong,” he added, “and you (teachers) can break up finals whenever you like.” Dr. Riggle reiterated that there is no sense of urgency because the 2019-20 calendar already has been established, giving the 17-member committee ample time to study the Hanover calendar survey findings and submit a report to the board for discussion.
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