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Board approves 2025–26 calendar option A; start set for Sept. 1 with semester and break schedule retained
Summary
After a district calendar process that included staff and community input, the board approved Calendar Option A, which starts school Tuesday, Sept. 1 and sets the last day of school on Wednesday, June 16, with professional development and snow‑makeup days attached to long weekends.
The Orting School District board approved Calendar Option A for the 2025–26 school year, which schedules a Tuesday, Sept. 1 start (before Labor Day), places the last day of school on Wednesday, June 16, and preserves three professional development days in August plus two snow‑makeup days attached to long weekends.
Process and participation: District staff said they surveyed staff and community, compared neighboring district calendars and presented two calendar options. Staff reported a clear community preference for attaching days off to long weekends and for keeping winter break as the customary two weeks. Participation in the calendar survey was lower than desired, but results showed alignment between staff and community on most dates.
Key choices: Calendar Option A starts Tuesday, Sept. 1, keeps the two snow‑makeup days attached to long weekends, retains three August PD days and schedules a non‑work semester day for teachers to finish grading and prepare for semester two. Staff said the long weekend alignment was important to parents for childcare planning.
Vote and implementation: Board members voted in favor; the motion passed. Staff will publish the approved calendar and continue outreach to encourage broader community participation in future years.
Taper: No immediate operational changes were required beyond public posting and distribution of the approved calendar to families and staff.
