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Calendar committee recommends middle-week start, five instructional-focus days for 2026–27
Summary
A 32-member calendar committee unanimously ranked a green option (recommendation 1) that preserves five instructional-focus days and keeps the traditional end before Memorial Day; staff will return with draft language and answer scheduling questions before the board votes next week.
Sumner County School Board trustees heard an extended presentation Oct. 14 on the calendar committee’s recommendation for the 2026–27 school year and discussed registration-night timing, placement of instructional-focus days and the quarter-length balance across semesters.
The calendar committee, a 32-member body drawn from district roles and geographic bands, ranked the three options and returned a unanimous preference order: recommendation 1 (green) as first choice, recommendation 2 as second and recommendation 3 as third. Staff and the committee emphasized they did not vote on final board adoption; their…
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