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Danville schools propose new 2526 academic calendar; district to seek feedback through May survey
Summary
District staff presented a redesigned academic calendar for school year 2526 that aligns spring break with neighboring districts, expands makeup-day windows and schedules regular professional learning days; the district will collect public feedback via an online survey May 2–13 and return May 15 for board approval.
Danville Public Schools presented a redesigned academic calendar for the 2025–26 school year and opened a public feedback window ahead of a planned May 15 board vote.
Miss McCraw said the proposed calendar simplifies the layout, identifies district-level professional learning days, extends the window of makeup days used for inclement weather and lists nine-week grading cycles, spring SOL testing and summer learning opportunities.
McCraw said the calendar moves spring break to align with some neighboring districts, which the presentation said benefits students who attend the governor’s school and AAT programs that follow that neighboring calendar. The draft also includes at least one professional learning day per month and a longer list of makeup days to reduce last-minute schedule changes tied to weather.
The district will publish a survey to the public and internal stakeholders from May 2 to May 13, McCraw said, and present the collected feedback to the board at the May 15 meeting with a request for approval. McCraw said the survey will be posted on the district website and shared via Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.
Board members asked clarifying questions about how stakeholders will receive and access the survey; McCraw said it will be shared through the district’s normal communications platforms and mass emails to staff and students in grades 6–12. One board member asked whether “teacher professional” days represent more than teacher work days; McCraw said the designation includes district professional learning and that the draft shows at least one such day per month.
No formal vote was taken May 1; staff will return with survey results and a request for board approval on May 15.
