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Woodland CCSD 50 reviews draft 2026–27 calendar; staff and families prefer one full conference day, questions remain
Summary
Superintendent presented a draft 2026–27 district calendar that would move parent‑teacher conferences to a single full day in November; staff survey (487 responses) and a parent sample (252 responses) favored a one‑day model, but the board asked staff to resolve access and contract questions and consider Election Day uncertainty before finalizing.
The superintendent presented a draft 2026–27 school calendar that would move parent‑teacher conferences to one full day (proposed Nov. 20) instead of the current two half‑day model during Thanksgiving week. The proposal is intended to give families a continuous Thanksgiving week and reduce the operational disruptions of multiple half days.
Survey results presented to the board showed 487 staff responses and 252 family responses. About 81% of parent respondents preferred a single, full day of conferences; staff respondents showed overall support for the change when asked. The superintendent noted the move would keep the calendar within statutory requirements for student attendance days and institute days but highlighted several implementation questions the district must resolve.
Key implementation issues included: preserving access for working families (how to provide in‑person and remote conference slots), contract language in the collective-bargaining agreement that currently defines conference schedules and expectations, and uncertainty over whether the governor or state will require schools to be closed on Election Day in odd-numbered years (which could force an alternative calendar plan if Election Day is made a holiday again). The draft offered a Plan B that would convert one early‑year institute day to a student day and move an institute day to the end of the year if Election Day becomes a required holiday.
The calendar as presented would start the year in late August and end student attendance on Friday, May 28, 2027 (subject to emergency make‑up days). The superintendent said the administration will work with union leadership on a memorandum of understanding (MOU) if the district moves forward, survey parents more extensively and return with a finalized calendar. "I only wanna do it if it's gonna help," the superintendent said, describing a cautious approach to changing a long-standing scheduling pattern.
Board members asked for more information on how the single-day conference model would work for families with multiple children and urged a larger parent survey as a next step. The board did not vote on a calendar at the Oct. 21 meeting and asked staff to return with more detailed options and answers to the staffing/contractation questions before final approval.
