2007 House Bill 95 (Prohibit certain local control over school calendars)

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Introduced by Rep. Mike Cherry (D) on January 2, 2007, to prohibit a school district from establishing the first instructional day in a school term before the first Monday in August.
- Referred to the House Education Committee on January 3, 2007.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Jim DeCesare (R) on February 13, 2007, to exempt school districts that have adopted an alternative calendar from a required late starting date; amend KRS 158.6453 to prohibit the statewide testing window from beginning before May 1.

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1) CATS Testing is driving this madness [by InvolvedParent on August 16, 2008]
Push the CATS test back to May and we won't have to start earlier. CATS test should be at the end of the year. As soon as the CATS test are over, our school starts collecting text books, closing down lockers, emptying desks and we still have three weeks of school left.
It is riduculous that we have to give up our summers, because Caveman is right, if your child participates in any kind of summer sport you have little or no time for a vacation.
Last year it was so incredibly hot in August, we had children throwing up and passing out on the school buses.
I am truly an advocate for children academically, but please, lets use the time we have for teaching and less for standardized testing.
Stop testing on things like music, art and pratical living! Children should enjoy the arts not be grilled and tested. We can't "do" art, because we are too busy "learning" about it.
Students need to be proficient in reading(the core of it all), writing, science and be able to balance a check book. I know it seems remedial, but it has worked before.
Based on our Kenucky ranking numbers, what we are doing isn't working. Our nation is in a educational crisis and the government better figure it out before it is too late.

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2) FAMILY TIME [by Anonymous Citizen on March 5, 2008]
YOUR STATEMENT THAT THIS DOES NOT PROVIDE EDUCATION TIME, WRONG, IT PROVIDES FAMILY TIME, TODAY WITH THIS FAST LIFE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FAMILY TIME. OUR STATE RANKS AT THE LOWER END OF THE SCALE IN EDUCATION, THE TOP 10 DON'T START SCHOOL UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY! lOOKS LIKE WE COULD LEARN FROM THEM AND STOP BEING HILLBILLIES? ALL THESE GOLD - GREEN DAYS THAT TEACHERS GET SHOULD BE TURNED INTO TEACHING DAYS. GET A REAL JOB, WE DON'T GET DAYS OFF TO NOT DO OUR REAL JOB.
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3) SUMMER FOR KIDS [by Anonymous Citizen on March 5, 2008]
AMEN TO YOUR STATEMENTS, SCHOOLS SHOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY AND GET OUT JUNE 1ST. IT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR US OLDTIMERS, I'M SURE IT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR OUR KIDS TODAY.
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