2023-2024 Draft School Calendar

NLPS is seeking input on its 2023-2024 Draft School Calendar. The calendar was approved in principle by the Board of Trustees on May 20,.2022 and will be reviewed by the Board again at the end of January.

The calendar includes 192 operational days and 178 instructional days, which is the same as the current 2022-2023 calendar. There are a total of five professional development days for staff, including the division's annual Ignite conference.

Previous feedback from stakeholders has indicated support for Family Fridays and a preference to avoid early dismissal days. There are a total of five Family Fridays, with no school for students or staff, included in the draft calendar and no early dismissal days. The 2023-2024 draft school calendar includes a two-week break at Christmas, and a spring break that coincides with Easter.

The calendar was developed by a committee that includes two school administrators and two representatives from the Alberta Teachers' Association local. They reviewed a number of factors that impact the school calendar including provincial diploma exam and achievement test schedules, average number of instructional and operational days in other Alberta school jurisdictions, the requirement to have 950 hours of instructional time at the elementary school level and 1,000 hours in high school, and the caps on instructional and assignable time for teachers.

Please share your thoughts about the draft calendar in our discussion forum below. The forum will be open from January 4 to 18th. Feedback will be reviewed by division administration and the Board of Trustees prior to final approval of the calendar at the end of January. The finalized calendar will be shared with all stakeholders once it is approved.