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Provo board narrows 2025–26 calendar options; agrees to later start plus March professional‑development day and five kindergarten testing days
Summary
Board members and staff discussed competing calendar proposals from PEA and parents, agreed in the meeting to start the school year one day later in August, add a March professional development day, and require five days of kindergarten testing (kindergartners to begin Aug. 20 under the plan).
The Provo City School District Board of Education discussed options for the 2025–26 academic calendar at its Feb. 11 study session and reached a working preference for starting the year one day later in August and providing a March professional development/holiday day, while approving five days of kindergarten testing.
The board and staff outlined several calendar options presented by the Provo Education Association (PEA) and district planners. PEA’s preferred Option 1 would convert the Thanksgiving week into a full week off and place the two required parent‑teacher compensation days in that week. An alternative favored by many parents and several board members (Option 2/Option 3 variations) would add a fall‑break/professional day in…
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