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Board adopts 2025-26 school calendars after heated debate; early college passes unanimously
Summary
After extended discussion about semester length and exam timing, the board approved the traditional and early college 2025-26 calendars. The early college calendar passed unanimously; the traditional calendar passed with several members recorded as opposed.
The Robeson County Board of Education spent substantial time Thursday reviewing and voting on the 2025-26 school calendars for the district and its early college program before approving both calendars.
Bobby Lottleyer (presenter) reviewed state calendar requirements including earliest/latest start dates, a minimum instructional requirement (either 185 days or 1,025 hours) and teacher work-day minimums. He said the district has historically built calendars to meet a thousand-and-twenty-five-hour requirement and described how the calendar committee (including principals and teachers) constructed the proposed schedule. “We follow the all requirements of the law were met…
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