Board previews 2025–26 calendar with Aug. 13 start and adjusted professional development days
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Summary
District staff proposed a 2025–26 calendar that starts Aug. 13, balances term lengths, moves a teacher comp day to the day before Thanksgiving and shifts a PD day to the end of first term; the board will vote during the business meeting.
Provo School District staff presented a draft 2025–26 academic calendar that would begin the school year on Wednesday, Aug. 13, redistribute professional development and teacher comp days, and balance term lengths across the year.
Chrissy (staff member) told the board the change moves a no-school day right before Thanksgiving into a teacher comp day to ensure that comp days count as instructional days under state rules. She said the end of first term was paired with a professional development day so teachers have planning time without having to finalize grades before fall break.
The draft calendar’s term day counts are: first term 46, second term 46, third term 45 and fourth term 43 (totaling the district’s expected instructional days). Staff said the move creates a three-day weekend for teachers at one PD point in March and helps balance semester and quarter lengths, which secondary teachers had requested.
Board members asked about parent-teacher conference timing and whether the district should move to a more traditional calendar format in a future year; staff said principals would finalize conference details and the board would vote in the full meeting later the same day.
No formal vote occurred during the study session. Staff said they will share final details with principals and return the item for a formal vote.
