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Opportunity for Feedback on District’s Proposed 3-year Calendar


The °µºÚ±¬ÁϹÙÍø School District is welcoming feedback and comments until January 8, 2020 about the proposed three-year calendar for the school years from 2020-21 through 2022-23. The calendar sets out winter and spring breaks, as well as school closure days, including district-wide professional days.

School Calendar Summary 2020-2023

The following is of note:

  • The proposed three-year calendar is aligned with other Metro Vancouver school districts; the winter and spring break dates suggested are the same.
  • Since 2014 the °µºÚ±¬ÁϹÙÍø School District has been operating with five school closure days. The instructional time lost, due to the closure days, is added to the remaining days in session.
  • The number of professional development days (six) remains the same in all three years.
  • The draft calendar for the 2020-21 school year includes four Professional Development Days which tentatively fall on:
    • Friday October 23, 2020
    • Friday November 27, 2020
    • Friday February 26, 2021
    • Monday April 26, 2021
  • Each school must also choose additional professional days (two) over the course of the school year. These are published in the spring before the following year’s calendar.
  • Each year, all °µºÚ±¬ÁϹÙÍø Schools meet the required hours of instruction.

If you have feedback, please share it by emailing calendar@burnabyschools.ca