By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
TAMPA — No quick fix emerged Tuesday to solve Hillsborough's school calendar tangle.
Speaking at a School Board workshop, district staff and principals said the plan offered by a subcommittee for next year — start classes an hour late most Mondays to make room for teacher meetings, rather than continue with the much-criticized 12 early-release days in the current calendar — could bring a whole range of new problems.
Steinbrenner High principal Brenda Grasso said she'd be hard-pressed to find the staff or space to supervise early arrivals at her school, which enrolls nearly 2,000 students.
"It would be problematic for me if even half of my population showed up at the regular time," she said.
Board members agreed that teachers need time during the school day to plan and meet with colleagues. They cited those needs last summer when ...