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I <br /> Jr111 <br /> �CAR`� <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> SUPPORTING LOCAL CONTROL OF SCHOOL CALENDARS <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Statutes give local boards of education powers of <br /> supervision and control of local school systems; and, <br /> WHEREAS, local control over establishing school calendars is an integral component of school <br /> system supervision and administrative powers with which local boards of education have <br /> been vested; and <br /> WHEREAS, in 2004 the North Carolina General Assembly seized control of setting school <br /> calendars and imposed a one-size-fits-all mandate on how school calendars are to be set; <br /> and, <br /> WHEREAS, the current one-size-fits-all school calendar start date is no earlier than the <br /> Monday closest to August 26 and the end date is no later than the Friday closest to June 11; <br /> and, <br /> WHEREAS, the State mandated late August start date means high schools do not complete <br /> the first semester until mid to late January; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the current law essentially requires high school students to take first semester <br /> exams after the winter break, which negatively impacts test scores, according to students <br /> and educators; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the second semester for high schools starts two to three weeks later than <br /> community colleges and universities; and, <br /> WHEREAS, superintendents report that the calendar misalignment makes it nearly <br /> impossible for high school students or recent winter graduates to take courses at a nearby <br /> community college or university during the second semester ; and, <br />