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Board approves modified four‑day school week with late start for 2025–26; asks staff to seek added instructional minutes
Summary
The Churchill County School District board voted unanimously to adopt a modified four‑day calendar with a late start for the 2025–26 school year, for one year, while directing district staff to pursue options to increase instructional minutes and report back.
The Churchill County School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a modified four‑day school week with a late start for the 2025–26 school year, approving the change for one year and asking district administrators to seek ways to increase instructional minutes and return to the board with recommendations.
Board chair and trustees said the decision followed months of committee work, staff and student surveys, and public conversation about instruction time, recruitment, and student attendance. The board motion to adopt the modified four‑day schedule with a late start was moved by Trustee McFadden and seconded by Trustee Ghetto; the vote was unanimous among the six trustees present.
The decision matters because it sets the district calendar students and families will use next school year…
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