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Board approves revised 2025‑26 school calendar, pushes start to Aug. 18 and adjusts professional days
Summary
After community feedback, the board approved a modified 2025‑26 calendar that delays the school start by four days to Aug. 18, converts some preparation days, and adds two instructional days (Oct. 15 and May 22) with early‑out/late‑start scheduling to preserve teacher prep time.
The Davis County School District Board on Jan. 21 approved a revised 2025‑26 school calendar that delays the first student day from Aug. 14 to Aug. 18 and adjusts professional development and term‑end schedules so teachers retain preparation time.
Ruth Ann Keller, elementary director and calendar committee lead, told trustees the change responds to stakeholder feedback that an Aug. 14 start was too early. The revised plan makes Aug. 7–8 flexible professional days, schedules five in‑person professional learning/prep days the week of Aug. 11–15 (including four professional days and one contract day), and begins school for students on Monday, Aug. 18 with an elementary early‑out schedule on that day.
To recover instructional minutes, the district adds two instructional days: Oct. 15 (the last day of Term 1) will become an elementary early‑out and a secondary late start, with the following fall break Oct. 16–17 and Oct. 20 an early‑out for all schools; the last day of school will be May 22 on an early‑out schedule for all students rather than a teacher professional day. Keller said the district will make the Oct. 15 and Oct. 20 preparation time duty‑free for teachers (no district meetings) so they have four hours to prepare across the two days.
Why it matters: the calendar change aims to be responsive to families and still protect teacher preparation time and report‑card responsibilities. Board members praised the calendar committee for its work and noted the change requires teachers to forgo one large October preparation day in favor of two shorter duty‑free preparation periods.
The board approved the calendar as revised by voice vote. Keller noted that kindergarten testing days and testing date tables are included on the draft calendar and that staff will publish testing notices to the public after approval.
