WHO WE ARE AND OUR BELIEFS

Save Colorado Summers is a statewide coalition of parents, teachers and community members disappointed with the ever-earlier start to the school year. Our mission is to educate consumers of the education system, taxpayers and other interested people about the negative impact the early-August school start date and nontraditional school calendars have on our students, teachers and families. It is our hope that we can work with parents, school districts and elected officials to help establish educationally and fiscally sound school calendars; a school calendar that allows more money to flow into teachers' salaries, classroom supplies and educational services ... without a heavier tax burden on Colorado families.


-- NEWS UPDATE --
Jefferson County Public School's Amends the 2009-2010 District Calendar
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Here's How You Can Help

  1. Sign our petition “click here to sign the petition”.
  2. Contact State Senator Mike Kopp, State Representative Robb Witwer or your legislators.
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  3. Coordinate efforts in your area…click here
  4. Take our anonymous Survey. Parents, Students, Staff and Teachers make your voice heard.
  5. Contact your school district and let them know your concerns or issues.
    Click here for a list of Colorado School Districts.
  6. Tell others about www.savecoloradosummers.com.
    Help us spread the word by sending e-mails about THIS web site.

Did You Know

  1. The top ten states for education in the US start around Labor Day and take their first semester tests after the Holiday break.
  2. State legislatures such as Texas, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Carolina and Michigan have mandated a later August start date.
  3. No academic benefit exits for early start dates.
  4. Starting school in August does not mean there are more educational days. By starting school in early September we will continue to go the same amount of days that we have in the past. There will just be fewer 1 and 2 day interruptions through out the school year.
  5. Typically, August is one of the hottest months of the year in Colorado and schools are seeing fuel and energy costs rising, thus cooling schools in August is more expensive than cooling it in September.
  6. The early August start date cuts family time short!

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