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Board postpones district calendar approval after debate over January professional‑development days and absenteeism
Summary
Trustees deferred approval of the 2025‑26 school calendars to next month and directed staff to gather additional input on moving two January professional‑development days. Debate centered on whether a long January break encourages chronic absenteeism and on balancing instructional minutes and teachers’ professional learning.
The Douglas County School District Board of Trustees postponed action on the proposed 2025‑26 school calendars after extended discussion about the timing of two professional‑development days and concerns over chronic absenteeism.
Ashley Mitchell, the district employee who led calendar development, described the process and changes in the drafts presented to trustees. She said staff and community surveys showed support for consolidating district professional‑development days into two consecutive days and for placing them at the end of first semester; 73.8% of surveyed staff supported holding the two‑day professional development forum at mid‑semester. The calendar drafts also preserved existing October…
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