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How many days do we work?

September 5, 2006 am30 11:07 am

A real life math puzzle for NYC teachers.

Our contract calls for us to start the Thursday before Labor Day, and to end on the third to last weekday in June.

Questions 1 and 2:  Under this contract, what is the earliest possible date that we could start?  end?

We get off Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, when they fall on weekdays, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the Friday after, a week around Christmas (plus any ‘widow’ Mondays or Fridays). MLK.  Presidents Day. A week at midwinter, a week at Easter. Memorial Day.

(if I got something wrong, please tell me)

It looks like we work different numbers of days in any given year.  From this information, can you figure out the longest and the shortest possible?

And how in the world did we get a contract that does not specify the number of days we work?  Does it go back to Shanker?  Earlier?

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  1. Chaz permalink
    September 5, 2006 pm30 11:58 pm 11:58 pm

    Jonathan:

    I believe we do not get off for Veterans Day since it falls on a weekend.

    By the way the number I care about is 190 days. Thanks to Joel & Randi for the extra seven days than the average of 183 days from the Long Island School Districts.

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  2. jd2718 permalink*
    September 6, 2006 am30 3:14 am 3:14 am

    The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month… (year doesn’t work, so we shouldn’t either.)

    Thanks for the heads up.

    190 this year for NY public school teachers? That’s long.

    Anyone out there know the numbers for any other districts in the metropolitan area, or elsewhere in the US?

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