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Niagara Falls board reviews 2025-26 school calendar, highlights one allowable August day and snow‑day make‑up sequence
Summary
District leaders presented a detailed draft 2025-26 academic calendar, citing a state regulation that allows one counted school day in August, planned professional days and a clear sequence of days to be reclaimed if snow closures exceed three days.
Superintendent Mark Lohrey and personnel staff member Maria Massaro detailed the Niagara Falls City School District’s proposed 2025‑26 academic calendar and staffing timeline and asked the board to approve the plan so it can be published to families.
The calendar sets new‑staff orientation for Aug. 18–20, names Aug. 28 as a superintendent conference day that will count as the single allowed student day in August, schedules a teacher professional development day on Aug. 29 and plans a soft opening for students the week after Labor Day. "We can only we're only allowed to have 1 day of school in or of counted school in August," Massaro said, citing the state regulation that limits August counted days.
The proposal also specifies winter and spring scheduling: the last day of classes before winter break will be Dec. 19, with 12‑month…
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