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Downingtown Area SD to survey families, students and staff about spring-break timing and school start date
Summary
Superintendent Dr. O'Donnell said staff will distribute a short survey to families, students and employees to collect preferences on whether to adopt a consistent spring break and whether the school year should start earlier; no board vote was taken.
Superintendent Dr. O'Donnell told the Downingtown Area School District board on Oct. 8 that district staff will distribute a short survey to families, secondary students and employees to gather feedback on whether to adopt an annual spring break and whether the school year should start earlier.
The survey is intended to guide calendar planning, O'Donnell said, but will not change state-mandated requirements or contractual obligations. “It'll literally take 2 minutes to do this survey,” he said, describing a plan to send one distinct response link per household email and to collect separate…
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