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Board hears recommended 2025–26 calendar changes tied to media-center construction and staff professional development
Summary
District leaders presented a recommended change to the 2025–26 school calendar at the Jan. 15 board meeting, citing upcoming media-center construction and staff professional-development needs.
District leaders presented a recommended change to the 2025–26 school calendar at the Jan. 15 board meeting, citing upcoming media-center construction and staff professional-development needs.
The proposal would: start the 2025–26 school year for grades 1–8 on Aug. 13, 2025 (aligned with District 127), make the first and last school days half days for K–8, convert monthly late-start Wednesdays into scheduled half days for professional development (second Wednesday of each month, Sept.–May), alter November conference scheduling to two half days during Thanksgiving week (conferences Monday evening and Tuesday afternoon), and have students and staff…
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