Common use of School Calendar Committee Clause in Contracts

School Calendar Committee. There shall be established at the beginning of each school year, a school calendar committee. The purpose of this committee will be to collect information and make recommendations for the selection and adoption of a school calendar by the Board of Education. The school calendar committee shall be composed of the following: Three (3) full time teachers, one from each building, selected by the building staff. Two (2) members of the administrative staff selected by the Superintendent of Schools One (1) member of the classified staff selected by the Superintendent of Schools. One (1) member of the Board of Education selected by the Board president. The Superintendent of the Schools or his/her representative shall serve as a non-voting ex officio member of the committee and will act as temporary chairperson of the committee until a permanent chairperson shall be elected by the committee. The committee shall be selected as soon as practical following the commencement of classes in the fall and shall meet as often as required to complete its work. On or before March 1, the committee shall prepare and distribute proposed calendars to all classified employees and members of the teaching staff for the purpose of securing from said employees their preference concerning the school calendar. After receiving staff input, the committee shall make its recommendation to the Board of Education concerning the adoption of the school calendar for the forthcoming school year. If the Board of Education finds the committee’s recommendation to be satisfactory, the Board will adopt the recommended calendar. If the Board disagrees with the committee recommendation, the Board shall refer the proposed calendar back to the committee with the Board’s recommendations and proposed changes and the reasons therefore. The committee shall review and consider the Board’s proposed changes and within 20 days submit to the Board the committee’s final recommended calendar. Upon receiving the committee’s final recommendation, the Board shall take such action as it deems appropriate and shall adopt a calendar for the coming school year. Upon receiving the committee’s final recommendation, the Board of Education shall be solely responsible for the final adoption of the school calendar. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the committee from recommending and the Board from adopting a two-year calendar.