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Board approves one extra AMI day and reduces student days to 169 to preserve May 30 closing
Summary
The board voted to recognize a sixth AMI (alternative method of instruction) weather day for 2024–25 and to forgive one student day so the last student day remains May 30; the change aligns with recent DESE guidance and state incentives.
The Lee's Summit R‑VII Board of Education voted to amend the 2024–25 academic calendar to recognize up to six inclement‑weather AMI days and to reduce required student attendance from 170 days to 169 so the last day remains May 30.
Dr. Buck, the district superintendent, told the board that recent guidance from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) allowed more flexibility on AMI calculations and confirmed the district had…
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