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Board adopts calendar B: moves to one-week conferences with added high-school family week
Summary
The board adopted Calendar B, reducing elementary conference time to one week (rather than two), adding a high-school family/"high school and beyond" conference week, following staff recommendation and a staff survey; vote passed by voice.
The Tumwater School District board voted to adopt Calendar B, a staff-recommended school calendar that reduces elementary conference schedules from two weeks to one week and adds a dedicated conference week at the high-school level to support "high school and beyond" planning.
Wendy Bromley, executive director of human resources, reviewed the rationale and survey results from certificated staff: 55.3% of elementary respondents favored reducing to one week while 44.7% preferred keeping two weeks; middle-school responses were more mixed but the proposal includes a high-school family week to meet state expectations for family involvement in high-school planning. Bromley said the district sought to balance instructional minutes against the value of face-to-face family conferences and noted concerns about scheduling burdens for families.
A board member moved to adopt Calendar B; another board member seconded. The board voted by voice; the chair called for "ayes" and announced the motion carried. The transcript does not record an individual roll-call tally.
Bromley said next steps include finalizing dates and communicating the adopted calendar to families. The calendar decision was treated as an action item at the meeting; the adopted calendar will apply in planning for the 202526nbsp;2026 school year.
