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Monongalia County Schools employees are voting on two different school calendars for the 2010-’11 year.,tiffany rings

Both calendars feature the same start date for students,tiffany necklaces, Aug. 23. They also have the same winter break from Dec. 23-Jan. 2, and share the same spring break as well — in conjunction with WVU’s — from March 21-25.

Unlike in past years, however, both calendars keep students in school the first two days of Thanksgiving week. Students will instead have Nov. 24-26 off for Thanksgiving.

One difference occurs around Easter. One option has break starting Wednesday, April 20,tiffany pendants, and the other calendar has the break beginning on Thursday, April 21. Both breaks will have students return on April 26.

Both calendars feature eight days at the beginning of June to use as possible makeup days if there is snow earlier in the year.

Director of Personnel Louis Hlad said the committee didn’t have too much trouble creating the calendar. A committee of teachers, union representatives, service employees, a parent and a student created the two calendars.

"It was not difficult," Hlad said.

The Board of Education set the start date and they had little room to play with because of other limitations set by the state. The calendar can not be longer than 43 weeks.

Parent Susan Daniels, who serves on the committee,discount tiffany, said there was a challenge to formulate the calendar because they are still hamstrung.

One potentially controversial decision the committee made was to have a two-day school week before Thanksgiving. Daniels said she thought three days off for the students would be enough.

"I honestly believe these two days will be better used elsewhere," Daniels said.

Some parents might have already booked vacations, like Daniels. Her family planned a cruise the week of Thanksgiving, and she will be removing her kids from school for those two days. But, she still thought the threeday break is long enough.

When Monongalia County students came to school the first and second day of hunting season in 2002, about 1,500 students and 200 faculty and staff members were absent that Monday, and 1,700 students and 206 faculty and staff members were absent that Tuesday. School enrollment was roughly 10,000 that year.

Daniels also thought it was good to have the spring break in sync with WVU’s. Many families work at the university and having a break at the same time allows them to spend time together.

The district will count the votes Tuesday, Hlad said. They plan to present the BOE with the calendar at its April 27 meeting. The district must submit the calendar for state approval by May 1.