Guest column: Time to vote for school calendars for 2015-16 school year
By Chris Marczak It’s that time of year again: the time to vote for school calendars for the 2015-16 school year. As we move into this time of change, there are two calendars that are being proposed...
View ArticleGuest column: Remember to vote on school calendar Monday evening
By Donato “Dan” DiGregorio To staff of the Oak Ridge Schools and parents of students: The thoughts and views expressed below are mine and may or may not reflect the thoughts and views of the other...
View ArticleGuest column: Majority of families, staff favor balanced calendar
By Chris Marczak The voting results for the 2015-16 school calendar year in Oak Ridge have been counted. Parents and staff members were called Monday, Feb. 10, and asked if they preferred a balanced...
View ArticleGuest column: Schools ask for second vote on calendars
By Chris Marczak We want your vote..one more time! The Oak Ridge Board of Education has asked for one more community vote for the two calendars that are being proposed for the Oak Ridge School system...
View ArticleReminder: Second Oak Ridge school calendar survey this evening
Parents of students in the Oak Ridge school system will be called this evening for a second opinion poll on a proposed change to the system’s calendar for academic year 2015-2016. At 6 p.m. today...
View ArticleGuest column: Parents, staff again choose balanced school calendar
By Chris Marczak The second calendar voting for the Oak Ridge 2015-16 results have been counted. Parents and staff members were called on March 13 and asked if they preferred a balanced calendar or a...
View ArticleParents, staff again choose balanced school calendar
A majority of Oak Ridge parents and school staff again favored a move from the traditional school calendar to a new balanced calendar that gives students about nine weeks of classroom instruction at a...
View ArticleSchool board considers balanced calendar on Monday
The new “balanced” school calendar has twice been endorsed by a majority of Oak Ridge parents and school staff, and the school board on Monday is expected to consider whether to use the new calendar,...
View ArticleSchool board approves balanced calendar
Note: This story was last updated at 11:30 p.m. The Oak Ridge Board of Education on Monday approved a new balanced calendar for the 2015-2016 school year. The balanced calendar, which is different than...
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