<strong>School</strong> Buses Year Mileage Bus #1 2004 86,357 #2 2008 36,302 #3 2001 87,897 #4 2004 79,783 #5 2003 84,752 #6 2000 104,164 #7 2010 17,389 #8 1999 112,347 #9 2000 103,028 #10 2011 986 #11 2002 89,958 #12 1999 104,577 #14 2011 1,170 #15 2004 71,089 #16 2007 41,260 #17 2000 104,694 #18 2002 91,605 #19 2002 88,420 #20 2004 71,850 #21 2008 15,980 #22 2010 9,460 #23 2001 102,094 #24 2001 95,465 #25 2006 51,532 #26 2011 1,206 #27 2011 1,272 #28 2007 34,754 #29 2004 70,073 #30 2001 101,326 #31 2007 42,462 #32 2007 40,492 <strong>Wauconda</strong> CUSD 118 Transportation <strong>School</strong> Buses 2010-11 <strong>School</strong> Buses Year Mileage #33 2007 37,785 #34 2007 43,587 #35 2009 23,542 #36 2010 7,942 #37 2009 24,348 #38 2010 11,406 #39 2010 9,538 #40 1999 109,980 #41 1999 111,095 #42 1999 105,383 #43 2000 109,862 #45 2001 99,975 #46 2001 95,218 #47 2005 78,427 #48 2006 60,903 #49 2006 60,076 #50 2006 51,754 #51 2006 47,641 #52 2006 57,260 #53 2007 45,808 #54 2007 45,742 #55 2007 45,011 #56 2007 49,517 #57 2008 41,539 #58 2008 45,278 #59 2007 40,110 #60 2009 31,922 #61 2009 27,542 #62 2006 49,398 #63T 2010 1,219
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Superintendent <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong>s Associate Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent Dr. Daniel J. Coles Business Services Curriculum & Instruction Special Education Human Resources William Harkin Laura Beltchenko Janis Morgan James LePage TO: Board <strong>of</strong> Education FROM: Dr. Daniel J. Coles, Superintendent <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong>s DATE: December 2, 2010 RE: <strong>School</strong> Calendar 2011/12 The Superintendent seeks Board direction to place the proposed <strong>School</strong> Calendar <strong>for</strong> 2011/12 on the December 16, 2010 Business Meeting Agenda <strong>for</strong> adoption. Background: Based upon input from the Board <strong>of</strong> Education, the Calendar Committee (comprised <strong>of</strong> teachers and administrators) as well as considering other factors such as the 2011/12 Lake County calendar, promoting the continuity <strong>of</strong> instruction, and utilizing state approved waivers, the Superintendent recommends to the Board to adopt the attached Option #1 <strong>School</strong> Calendar <strong>for</strong> 2011/12. The Board reviewed three calendar options at their September Committee <strong>of</strong> the Whole Meeting. All three options support our goal to begin school in mid-August. By starting in mid- August, two important initiatives are achieved. First, a mid-August start enables <strong>Wauconda</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> to complete 1 st Semester Finals be<strong>for</strong>e Winter Break. Enacting this type <strong>of</strong> calendar would gain one to two weeks <strong>of</strong> high school instruction typically lost when finals take place after Winter Break. Second, starting in mid-August provides the maximum amount <strong>of</strong> instructional time <strong>for</strong> our 3-8 th graders to prepare <strong>for</strong> the state tests. The state tests over the years have been moved from late March, then to the middle <strong>of</strong> March, to now the beginning <strong>of</strong> March. The more time our students receive instruction on our curriculum, the better they will do on these important assessments. We began this practice <strong>of</strong> beginning school in mid-August with the 2008/09 school year. The three calendar options also continued the new practice <strong>of</strong> having Fall Conferences at the beginning <strong>of</strong> November. The three-day combination <strong>of</strong> an early dismissal day with conferences, a day <strong>of</strong> no student attendance with conferences followed by a day <strong>of</strong> no student attendance with an Institute Day will return to a Wednesday through Friday scenario because there is no November election in odd-numbered years. Both the Board and the Committee found favor with Option #1. As Superintendent, I concur with the input provided and there<strong>for</strong>e recommend calendar “Option 1” <strong>for</strong> the 2011/12 school year. Note: The narrative version <strong>of</strong> the 2011/12 school calendar will be presented during the December 16, 2010 Business Meeting <strong>for</strong> approval by the Board. Attachments: September 2 C.O.W. Presentation to the Board Concerning Parameters <strong>for</strong> the 2011/12 Calendar ©<strong>Wauconda</strong> CUSD 118 December 2, 2010 “Learning For Life – Building Partnerships For Success” Agenda Item #11. WAUCONDA COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT 118 555 North Main Street, <strong>Wauconda</strong>, Illinois 60084-1299, (847) 526-7690, Fax (847) 526-1019, www.cusd118.lake.k12.il.us First Class <strong>School</strong>s • <strong>Wauconda</strong> Grade • Robert Crown • Cotton Creek • <strong>Wauconda</strong> Middle • Matthews Middle • <strong>Wauconda</strong> <strong>High</strong>