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Board adopts 2025–26 school calendar with Sept. 2 student start; vote 6–0
Summary
The Rye City School District Board adopted Option 1 of the 2025–26 school calendar, setting a Tuesday, Sept. 2 start for students and confirming winter and spring recess dates; the motion passed 6–0 with one absence.
The Rye City School District Board of Education voted Feb. 11 to adopt Option 1 of the district’s 2025–26 academic calendar, approving a student start date of Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, and an instructional calendar that preserves a two‑week winter recess and a spring recess in late March/early April.
Under Option 1, faculty and staff would return earlier for professional development (presentation referenced August professional-development dates). Winter recess would begin Dec. 22, 2025, with students returning Jan. 5, 2026. Spring recess is scheduled for March 30–April 3, 2026, with students returning April 6. The presentation also noted graduation was moved to a Thursday in June because Juneteenth falls on Friday, June 19, 2026; the calendar material indicated the district will finalize the exact graduation date.
Board members cited instructional continuity as their rationale for choosing Option 1, saying fuller weeks early in the school year provide a stronger start for students. The adoption was moved by Tom Stein, seconded by Jen Boyle; the motion passed 6–0 with one absence.
Ending: The approved calendar now proceeds as the district’s official 2025–26 schedule; administration will implement planning timelines tied to that schedule and continue budget work to match operational needs.
