Board reviews draft 2025-26 school calendar; public comment period to open
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Summary
District staff presented a draft 2025-26 school calendar proposing an Aug. 5 student start, seven professional-development days for teachers, spring break the third week of March and a public comment period beginning Jan. 15.
The board reviewed a draft school calendar for 2025-26 during the Jan. 14 meeting and staff said the calendar will be posted for public feedback.
Jade Jones, who presented the draft, described key dates: teacher professional-development days July 30-Aug. 4 (part of seven PD days total), a proposed student first day of Aug. 5, Labor Day and Indigenous Peoples Day as holidays, a Thanksgiving break from Oct. 24-28, a December holiday beginning Dec. 19 for students, teacher PD on Jan. 5, 2026, Presidents' Day in February, and a proposed spring break the third week of March (March 16-20). Jones said semester one and semester two are each scheduled for 90 student days, for a total of 180 student days, and that May 20, 2026 is proposed as the last day for students with May 21 the last day for teachers.
Jones said the calendar is a draft and will be posted on the district website with a survey link for public feedback; she said the asynchronous days (virtual student days when teachers report to buildings) may be adjusted based on community feedback.
Why it matters: The calendar sets school-year schedules that affect families' planning, instructional time and staff contracts.
What's next: A 30-day public comment period will follow; staff will collect feedback from parents and focus groups and return with a finalized calendar.