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Board debates school‑calendar changes and teacher professional‑development scheduling; DPI requires instructional hours not 'contact days'
Summary
Superintendent Sam Coleman presented draft calendars for 2025–26 and 2026–27 and defended calendar-committee decisions. Teachers raised concerns about concentrated professional‑development days in August; Coleman said DPI counts instructional hours, not "contact days," and the district used state statute, district policy and employee handbooks to
Superintendent Sam Coleman presented draft school calendars and answered questions about professional development days, timing and the district's approach to complying with Department of Public Instruction (DPI) requirements.
Coleman told the board the calendars are based on DPI's requirement for instructional…
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