Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906 Telephone: (781) 338-3000 TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370 Jeff Wulfson Acting Commissioner Request for Extended Day in Lieu of Additional Scheduled Days School Year 2017-2018 Please return completed form to Helene Bettencourt at . District/charter school name: Name/title/email/phone of person making the request: Is this request for the entire district or just specific schools? (Indicate which schools) How many days have been cancelled during the current school year? Date that school started in the fall: Currently scheduled last day of school: Number of scheduled instructional hours for your school year as they stand now: What days have you already added to the calendar beyond the scheduled snow days? Why is it impractical or undesirable to schedule additional days? Describe your proposal for extended days How much time will be added per day? How many days will have extended time? (Assume 5 hours are needed to make up one full instructional day) How will the extra time be used? a. b. c. Describe the status of discussions with your local bargaining units regarding the need to extend the work day: Describe how bus transportation schedules will be managed: Additional information:
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, Massachusetts 02148-4906 Telephone: (781) 338-3000 TTY: N.E.T. Relay 1-800-439-2370 Jeff Wulfson Acting Commissioner Request for Extended Day in Lieu of Additional Scheduled Days School Year 2017-2018 Please return completed form to Helene Bettencourt at . District/charter school name: Name/title/email/phone of person making the request: Is this request for the entire district or just specific schools? (Indicate which schools) How many days have been cancelled during the current school year? Date that school started in the fall: Currently scheduled last day of school: Number of scheduled instructional hours for your school year as they stand now: What days have you already added to the calendar beyond the scheduled snow days? Why is it impractical or undesirable to schedule additional days? Describe your proposal for extended days How much time will be added per day? How many days will have extended time? (Assume 5 hours are needed to make up one full instructional day) How will the extra time be used? a. b. c. Describe the status of discussions with your local bargaining units regarding the need to extend the work day: Describe how bus transportation schedules will be managed: Additional information:
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