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Board discusses 2025-26 calendar and HB171'era graduation requirement changes; counselors to advise students on new credit rules
Summary
The board reviewed the Cliff Schools 2025'26 calendar, adjusted after state guidance about four-day campuses, and discussed statewide HB171 changes to graduation requirements including two local credits and the removal of Algebra II as a statewide graduation requirement; counselors and principals will help students and families understand impacts.
District leaders briefed the board on two related topics: the Cliff Schools 2025'26 school calendar and statewide changes to high-school graduation requirements under HB171.
Director-level staff said recent state guidance prompted districts to ensure weeks designated as "four-day instructional weeks" truly reflect instruction delivered on only four calendar days. Associate superintendent Cindy Barris and Superintendent Hawkins said Cliff's calendar was revised to ensure each week labeled as a four-day instructional week meets that definition; the calendar still meets…
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