Approved Academic Calendar for School Year 2021-2022

1 Dr. Sonja BrookinsSantelisesChief Executive Officer, Baltimore City PublicSchoolsPresentation to the Baltimore City Board of School CommissionersApproved Academic Calendar for School year 2021-2022Dr. Joan M. DabrowskiChief Academic OfficerPreface toSY 21-22 CalendarCity Schools recognizes the complexities associated with reopening schools, accelerating learning for students, and supportingteachers and leaders for SY 21-22 and community voice has supported our revisions and recommendation for SY 21-22 and will inform design work for SY Calendar Feedback 3 Family Survey:~8000 persons responded to the surveyWe heard from 1500 NEW people!80% said YES we should consider modifying the School year Calendar for the futureStaff Survey:~1200 School -based staff of responders identified as a teacher of responders identified as a principal/assistant principal60% said YES we should consider modifying the School year Calendar for the futureSurveys were utilized to gather additional input on the development of the proposedacademic calendars from families and School -based staffHighlights: Family Survey Extended School year with an earlier start dateLonger School daysMore early release daysMore scheduled time to check-in with teachers None -keep the Calendar the way it is!

2 What Calendar options should we consider?21%16%24%31%26%23%76%1%How should we schedule the 10 PD Days for staff?More/most at the beginning of the yearSpread throughout the yearMore/most at the end of the year7%42%10%16%21%37%More hours to the School dayMore early release daysExtended yearMore parent-teacher conferencesMore professional development daysNone - keep the Calendar the way it isWhat Calendar options should we consider?Highlights: School -Based Staff SurveyN=1,193 Guiding Principles2 Maximize instructional professional learning community voice and input. LeverageConsider the operational impact of observed days by City Schools development and engagement to key test windows and data availability such as state tests, AP, BOY and MOY data, Requirements 3 Have a minimum of 180 actual School days and 1,080 School hours during a 10 month period in each School year Be open for a minimum of 3 hours during each School day.

3 Not open on Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays to meet the 180 day or 1,080 hour Requirements: Thanksgiving Day and the day after; Christmas Eve through January 1; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Presidents Day; The Friday before Easter through the Monday after Easter; Memorial Day; and Primary and general election required public School holidays: All teachers are mandated to participate in the ten (10) days of scheduled professional development Professional Learning Requirements:Proposed Academic Calendar School year 2021-20225 Proposed Academic Calendar School year 2021-2022 Staff Return: August 23 School Starts: August 30 Winter Break: December 24-January 1 Spring Break: April 11 April 18 School Ends: Students June 8 | Staff June 8 Inclement Weather Recovery Days: June 9 -10 and June 13-156 Proposed School year 2021-2022 Teacher Professional Days.

4 TEN Contractual DaysDateTypeAugust 23 27, 2021 Teacher/PSRP ProfessionalDaysSeptember 24, 2021 Teacher/PSRP ProfessionalDayOctober 15,2021 BTU/PSASAS ponsoredNovember 5, 2021 Teacher/PSRP ProfessionalDayFebruary 18, 2022 Teacher/PSRP ProfessionalDayMay 13, 2022 Teacher/PSRP ProfessionalDay7 Revisedbased on stakeholder Early Release Days School Year2021-20222021 Dates2022 DatesOctober 6, 2021*January 12, 2022 December 1, 2021 February 2, 2022 March 2, 2022*April 6, 2022 May 4, 2022 June 1, 2022* S C H E D U L E D H A L F-D A Y P A R E N T-T E A C H E R C O N F E R E N C E S 11 Parent-Teacher Conferences School Year2021-2022 DateTypeOctober 6, 2021 Day of School & Parent Conferences December 14-16, 2021 Windowfor Evening ConferencesMarch 2, 2022 Day of School & Parent Conferences May 11-13, 2022 Windowfor Evening Conferences10In addition, City Schools will reimagine ways to support increased parent/teacher engagement during SY21-22 by exploring more frequent touch points with families using virtual conferencing, online platforms, day early release days and/or written Quarters School year 2021-2022 DateStart DateEnd DateFirst QuarterAugust 30, 2021 November 3, 2021 Second QuarterNovember 4, 2021 January 19, 2022 ThirdQuarterJanuary 20, 2022 March 25,2022 Fourth QuarterMarch 28, 2022 June 8, 20228 School year 2021-2022 HolidaysHolidayDate(s)Schools ClosedDistrict Office ClosedIndependence DayJuly 5 Labor DaySeptember 6 Thanksgiving*November 25-26 Winter Holiday*December 24-January 1 December 24, 31Dr.

5 MartinLuther King, Jr.*January 17 President s Day*February21 Spring Break* April 11-April 18 April13,14, 18 Memorial Day*May 30*Includes Legally Required Holidays. 9 Reimagining the School Calendar :Next Steps Planning Forward More Data to Gather Preparing to Do It Well Exploring Time Across the School year Intersession/Vacation Summer 2022 Expanding Learning Opportunities Short Term Long TermProposed Academic Calendar School year 2021-2022 Month-By-Month202122232425262729303132 Comments or Questions?Aqueelha JamesDirector - Academic Torrence, Specialist, Strategy and Compliance OF School COMMISSIONERSL inda M. Chinnia, ChairJohnette A. Richardson, Vice-ChairDr. Michelle Harris BondimaDr. DurryleBrooksAndrew Andy FrankDr. Martha James-HassanRonald S. McFaddenVernon A. ReidShantell L. RobertsKyre Sykes, Student CommissionerChristian Gant, Esq.

6 , Board Executive OfficerSENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAMDr. Sonja Brookins Santelises, Chief Executive OfficerJoshua I. Civin, Chief Legal OfficerDr. Joan Dabrowski, Chief Academic Officer John L. Davis, Jr., Chief of SchoolsChristopher Doherty, Chief Financial OfficerJeremy Grant-Skinner, Chief Human Capital OfficerTina Hike-Hubbard, Chief of Communications, Engagement, and EnrollmentTheresa Jones, Chief Achievement and Accountability OfficerAlison Perkins-Cohen, Chief of StaffDr. Lynette Washington, Chief Operating Officer29