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Gadsden ISD staff present three draft 2025–26 calendars; fall break alignment with region remains unresolved
Summary
District academic services presented three draft school calendars for 2025–26, with the main difference being start/end dates and placement of professional development days; staff said the fall break date may shift to align with neighboring districts.
Gadsden Independent School District staff presented three draft school calendars for 2025–26 to the board on Jan. 9 and asked for direction on which two drafts should proceed to stakeholder review.
A district staff member leading the presentation said the three drafts share key parameters — 180 minimum instructional days, at least 11 hours and 40 minutes of instructional time, and provisions to use professional-development hours toward the state-required instructional-hour total. The drafts differ chiefly in start and end dates and the placement of professional-development and virtual-learning days.
Two drafts (refer…
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