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Board favors Draft C calendar amid snow-day planning; staff to use hours-based minimums
Summary
Administrators recommended Draft C for the 2025–26 school calendar (Sept. 2 start, June 9 end) and explained the district will rely on hours-based attendance minimums (900 elementary, 990 secondary) rather than day counts to manage snow days. Board members discussed bid days and urged outreach to constituents before a final vote.
Oxford Area SD administrators recommended the district adopt Draft C of the 2025–26 school calendar at the Feb. 18 work session, proposing a first student day of Sept. 2 and an end date of June 9. Administrators said the calendar accounts for planned construction projects and for flexibility if inclement weather forces makeup time.
The recommendation matters because calendar choices affect families, athletics and the timing of construction work. Administrators said state attendance rules now allow districts to count hours rather than a fixed number of days, which gives the district flexibility to handle…
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