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School board amends and adopts 2026–27 academic calendar, moves inclement-weather makeup day
Summary
The board adopted the 2026–27 academic calendar and, after public comment and board amendment, removed an April no-school day from the inclement-weather makeup order and added May 27 as a substitute makeup day.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School Board adopted its proposed 2026–27 academic calendar on Tuesday after amending the plan to move an inclement-weather makeup day.
District calendar coordinator Patty Herbie told the board the draft calendar shifted spring parent-teacher conferences earlier to allow intervention time. The district received 709 survey responses on the draft; Herbie said about 50 percent supported the change and…
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