#RedForEd School Closure

Dear Parents,

The following letter was set home with your student today giving information about the school closure on Thursday, 4/26/18.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Hutchings

April 24, 2018

 

Dear Tucson Country Day School Parents and Guardians,

We thank you for your patience as we have talked with our teachers and staff to assess the impact of Thursday’s scheduled walkout.

Based on the information we have received from our employees, the Administrative team and members of the School Board are in agreement that we will close the K-8 portion of the school on Thursday. Since the RedforEd movement does not impact the private tuition-based Early Education program, our preschool and prekindergarten will run a regular school day on Thursday. As you know, per our school calendar, the entire school will be closed on Friday.

Our decision to close the school on Thursday is based on the number of teachers and staff members who will be absent from school and our concern about our ability to provide adequate supervision and ensure the safety of all students.

The State requires us to be in session for 180 days each school year or risk being penalized and lose funding. Our calendar is a 180-day calendar so we will need to make up the day we are closed. Adding one day to the school calendar means we will be in session on Friday, May 25.

We will provide you with additional updates as they become available. As of this time, we plan to be in session on Monday. We will keep you informed. The most current and accurate information will be posted on the school’s eplanner page as noted above.

 

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

 

Your Tucson Country Day School Administration Team,

Cindy Kappler Adrian Hannah Jordan Krause
Chief Operations Officer Principal Assistant Principal