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Petition for the August 1st Calendar

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Guest#1 Feb 18, 2011, 17:34

Balanced school year calendar

I find it deplorable that our elected officials take a survey of the community then go directly against the wishes of the people who put them in office to serve that community. RECALL!
Guest#2 Feb 18, 2011, 22:00
Democracy?
Guest#3 Feb 18, 2011, 22:17

Please sign this petition

Petition to bring back the Aug 1st calendar. Majority does count, make the school board see their error

Guest#4 Feb 18, 2011, 23:00

Spelling

I'm all for this change, but for the sake of some credibility can the petition be amended to spell "calendar" correctly as opposed to the current "calender?"

Guest#5 Feb 18, 2011, 23:22

August 1st Start Date

Please sign this petition to see if we can the date changed back.
Guest#6 Feb 19, 2011, 00:18

August 1 calendar

Do not understand how our votes did not count - please explain
Guest#7 Feb 19, 2011, 00:40

calendar

Is the spelling correct for calendar on the main page...just want to make sure?
Guest#8 Feb 19, 2011, 01:12

Majority rules

What is the point of surveying, if you are not going to use the results?
Guest#9 Feb 19, 2011, 01:57

Give us back the Balanced Calendar

I think what the school board did to the teachers, children and parents of Cobb County was out of line... they are here to help US... not themselves.... We voted the balanced calendar, it was promised for 3 yrs now lets keep it

Guest#10 Feb 19, 2011, 02:31
Why change it? Leave well enough alone. I have grandchildren in the CCSD and they love it.
Guest#11 Feb 19, 2011, 02:51
Very dissapointed in the school boards decision!!
Guest#12 Feb 19, 2011, 03:07

Calendar

I cannot believe that CCSD voted against a calendar that had the support of 82% of teachers, 69 percent of parents and 78 percents of students. Next time don't bother asking if you aren't going to listen to what we want!!!
Guest#13 Feb 19, 2011, 03:08

Abuse

Regardless of my opinion about which calendar option was better, it really isn't the issue. The real issue is that elected officials gave a survey to their constituency under false pretense. It has nothing at all to do with the calendar. It has everything to do with an obvious abuse of power and a serious disrespect for democracy and the community they serve.
Guest#14 Feb 19, 2011, 03:15

August 15th calender change

this is supposed to be a democracy. not a dictatorship.
i think it's pretty obvious what everyone wanted.
i know who will be voted out next election
Guest#15 Feb 19, 2011, 03:31

Balanced Calendar

It is hard to imagine how board members could vote for a calendar that was clearly not favored by the parents, students, teachers, and staff. It is even more amazing that no explanation for this decision was offered on the Cobb county school website along with the decision. I know some board members ran on a platform of getting rid of the balanced calendar but that is not an excuse to disregard the will of the vast majority of more than 80,000 survey respondents.
Guest#16 Feb 19, 2011, 03:32

Re: Calendar

As a 24 yr. veteran teacher and mother, I did vote for the balanced calendar but only because of the Dec. 23rd winter break days of the other two choices. Even though I voted for the balanced calendar, I am not in favor of it. I simply voted this way in order to have the week off before Christmas. Technically, many of us are in the 82% of the people who are supposedly in favor of the balanced calendar but indeed do not support this concept. We were simply voting for Christmas.
Guest#17 Feb 19, 2011, 03:32

Re: Balanced school year calendar

#1: Tami Gallagher - Balanced school year calendar 

 Guess we were the monkeys who filled out the survey.  The survey was simply a means to appease the masses...it was obvious the Boardmembers chose to ignore the voice of their constituents!

Guest#18 Feb 19, 2011, 03:39

Schedule

I petition the calender revision for 3 simple reasons.
1. It was set in such a manner that it should remain the same for 3 years, to go back upon this flies at the face of order.
2. It appears that the majority is in favor of the current school year's schedule.
3. It causes needless uproar among our suburban community, and having to listen to this "hot topic" debate is infuriating.
Guest#19 Feb 19, 2011, 03:43

Cobb County August 1st start date calendar

The additional weeks off during the school year have made the larger class sizes and everything else bearable. Teachers and students need a break periodically.
Guest#20 Feb 19, 2011, 04:05

Calendar

We need to get "calendar" spelled correctly~
Guest#21 Feb 19, 2011, 04:07

Guys! Correct spelling!!

I've shared this on facebook and gotten a couple of comments about the misspelling of the word "calendar" I'm soooo loving the person who created this,  and am with you (and am myself a horrible "speller"), but change that "calender" to "calendar" so we don't get made fun of by "the other side" ;)
Thanks!!

Guest#22 Feb 19, 2011, 04:26

Re: Re: Calendar

#16: Eve Wall - Re: Calendar 

 The reason people voted one or another is not at issue. The problem at hand is that the school board went completely against what the majority of stakeholders wanted in Cobb County. As taxpayers, we pay their salaries and we depend on them to represent us and support our wants/needs because we live in a country with a REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY!! What happened last night at that board meeting was not at all democratic and it is completely unjust! I am a Cobb County teacher and since I am fortunate enough to have a job, I will be there to teach on whatever days I am told to be there. I am just not willing to sit back and let the board completely steam roll the majority of the people in the county. I am completely disgusted by this.

Guest#23 Feb 19, 2011, 04:33

Re: Re: Re: Calendar

I agree with you totally. I just wonder what the true percentage is of the people who are actually in favor of the balanced calendar rather than doing what I did...and I know of many others who did.. vote this way to on order to be off the week before Christmas. I truly believe the percentages are skewed a bit.
Guest#24 Feb 19, 2011, 04:35

Re: Spelling

#4: Ray - Spelling 

Ha! I just commented on the same thing!! Change it QUICKLY!!!!!! 

Guest#25 Feb 19, 2011, 04:50

Great Idea

Thank you for putting this together.