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Calendar committee backs pre–Labor Day start for 2026–27; board told of draft changes to shorten the year
Summary
Calendar committee unanimously supported beginning school before Labor Day in 2026–27 under a Minnesota exemption; staff proposed moving a professional-learning day to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, ending the year June 8, and shifting winter break to start Dec. 23; district will seek statutory exemption and return calendar for approval.
General Counsel and HR Executive Director Angie Flowers reported that the calendar committee discussed possible early start options for the 2026–27 school year and that committee members were “fully in support” of starting before Labor Day. Flowers said Minnesota statute permits an exemption for districts meeting specified thresholds and that the committee believes Minnetonka will meet the…
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