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New Albany-Plain Local opens 30-day public hearing on 2026–29 school calendars
Summary
The New Albany-Plain Local Board of Education opened a 30-day public hearing Jan. 6 on draft school-year calendars for 2026–27 through 2028–29, with Superintendent Sawyers proposing only template and staggered-start order changes and outlining the public comment process.
The New Albany-Plain Local Board of Education opened a public hearing Jan. 6 to solicit input on draft school calendars for the 2026–27, 2027–28 and 2028–29 school years.
Superintendent Sawyers told the board the proposal makes no changes to key instructional dates such as the first and last day of school, spring break or winter recess; rather, it updates the calendar template and alters the order and length of the staggered start for early grades. "I'm not changing the first day of school, I'm not changing the last day of school, I'm not changing spring break, winter break," Sawyers said. "I'm just changing the order of how kids come to school and reducing the number of…
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