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Board reviews two draft academic calendars; debate over banked days and graduation timing
Summary
Staff presented two draft 2025–26 calendars. The main differences were whether to include two bank days in the first semester and the resulting start and end dates; the high‑school 4x4 schedule requires 90 days per semester for credit and shaped staff recommendations.
Prince Edward County school staff presented two draft 2025–26 academic calendars and described the tradeoffs they contain, especially for high‑school scheduling under the 4x4 course model.
Calendar Committee presenter Derek explained both drafts meet the requirement to provide 90 instructional days per semester for high‑school courses under the 4x4 schedule. Option 1 starts school in…
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