Want to Share Your Thoughts on Coronado's School Schedule?

Two chances remain for you to share your ideas for how Coronado Unified School District officials should set the 2013-14 calendar for the community's campuses.

• Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m., Coronado Middle School, Granzer Hall


• School Board meeting, Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m., District Office Board Room

The principles for the process, as offered by the district:

• Student learning is the focus and attendance must be maximized


• School begins mid-to-late August and ends in early June


• Thanksgiving holiday should be for the full week


• The first semester of learning ends before the winter break


• Semesters may not differ by more than 15 days


• President’s holidays should be 3- or 4-day breaks, not one week


• Spring break occurs mid-semester, not focused only on Easter holiday


• Three-day weekends should be established when reasonably possible to break up long periods that otherwise do not have vacation days (e.g. early October, late April)