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Board reviews proposed 2025–26 calendar; district to front-load PD for ELA adoption
Summary
Superintendent and staff reviewed a proposed school calendar and said the district plans to front-load professional development tied to a new English language arts adoption aligned with the science of reading.
District leaders presented a calendar review required by the Ohio Revised Code and outlined a proposed 2025–26 school calendar for board consideration.
The superintendent said students in grades K–5 meet a 6.5-hour day and grades 6–12 meet a 6 hour, 50 minute day under the draft calendar. The proposed calendar would have teachers report in mid-August with students beginning Aug. 19, and an end-of-year last day around May 28; the district will aim to align scheduling with the Knox County Career Center while also front-loading professional development to support a new ELA adoption aligned to the science-of-reading work.
Superintendent and staff noted contractual considerations tied to union agreements and specific required instructional-hour minimums in the Ohio Revised Code. The board will post the proposed calendar and return in February for formal adoption, with staff available to adjust details if members request changes.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the timing of in-service days and shared county career-center schedules; no formal vote on the calendar took place at the Jan. 13 meeting.
