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In the first draft, the school day, which is currently seven hours long, starting at 8:20 a.m. and running until 3:20 p.m., is extended 15 minutes, starting at 8:15 a.m. and running until 3:30 p.m. This calendar has 20 five-day weeks, 19 of which are uninterrupted with early dismissals or late starts, and 16 four-day weeks, one of which is due to having no school on Labor Day, and all of which are uninterrupted. The calendar has two "other" weeks, a three-day week when the school year starts in the third week of August, and a two-day week due to Thanksgiving break. The only early dismissal is on the last day of school, May 22.

In the second draft, the school day is extended by 30 minutes, running from8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. This draft shows 17 five-day weeks, of which 16 are uninterrupted by late starts or early dismissals. It has 18 four-day weeks, one of which is due to the Labor Day holiday, and all of which are uninterrupted. This draft also has two "other" weeks, the first week of school - in this case in the last week of August - and the week of Thanksgiving. The only early dismissal is on the last day of school, still slated for May 22.

The current school year has 25 five-day weeks, only 12 of which are uninterrupted, said Fiene. It also has eight four-day weeks, of which only four are uninterrupted. It has five "other" weeks, 17 two-hour late starts and eight early dismissals.

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