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Board reviews variable calendar option for 2025–26; department reports student assessment gains and plans one-hour delay

2112548 · January 14, 2025
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Summary

The board discussed adopting a variable calendar that meets a 1,062-hour threshold instead of a fixed-day standard and heard department reports showing gains on winter diagnostics (reading +270; math +299). Transportation staff planned a one-hour delay the next school day to improve safety on bus routes.

Board members discussed a recommended Option 1 variable school calendar for 2025–26, presented by the superintendent’s staff as being similar to the current year’s calendar but built on a 1,062-hour threshold rather than a strict 170-day count. The presenter said a variable calendar allows scheduling flexibility during weather disruptions but noted state law limits instruction to a maximum of seven…

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