Dear community,

We sincerely apologize: The make-up day survey we just sent out contained inconsistencies, and many community members rightfully found it confusing. Because we want to make sure the feedback we gather is accurate, please take the time to fill out the NEW make-up day survey. Even if you already filled out the old survey, please take the time to fill out the new one, too.

We will tabulate the open-ended comments we have already received separately from the answers we receive on the corrected survey.

Our haste to collect your opinions resulted in some oversights, and we are truly sorry.

Thank you for your time.

-----Original Message-----
From: Issaquah School District E-News
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:03 PM
To: 'e-news@listserv.issaquah.wednet.edu'
Subject: Make-up days on-line survey

Dear community,

We have opened an online survey to collect your feedback on how to make up the missed school days this year and how to shape school calendars in the future.

With this month's snow closures, we have seven days to make up so far. The State Superintendent has advanced a plan to allow waivers for days missed when the Governor has called a state of emergency. However, there is only a small chance that such a waiver would apply to any but one day in Issaquah (for the December 15^th wind day). We understand that placing the make-up days anywhere on the school calendar has the potential to significantly impact students and families. We are sorry. We know your goal is to make sure your children receive the best education possible; that is our first priority, too.

Please be aware that we will not automatically be able to implement your preferences for the make-up days. The current teachers contract stipulates that all make-up days will be placed at the end of the school year. We will follow this stipulation unless we are able to reach a new agreement with the teachers union.

The survey closes at 9:00 pm this Thursday, January 18. Please encourage your neighbors and friends to provide their feedback, too.

Thank you.