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Board reviews three school-calendar models for 2026–27; election-day closure raises cost questions
Summary
A calendar committee presented three draft models for the 2026–27 school year — traditional, midweek start and post–Labor Day — and outlined tradeoffs including winter-break length, teacher planning time and costs tied to a full system closure on election day.
A district calendar committee presented three draft calendars for the 2026–27 school year to the Board of Education on April 8, laying out differences in start dates, break structures, two-hour early dismissals and the fiscal and operational consequences of closing schools on election day.
The three models are: a traditional calendar with students beginning the fourth Monday in August; a “midweek start” that advances the start by a few days so the school year ends slightly earlier; and a post–Labor Day start that would push the student opening to the Tuesday after Labor Day and lengthen the summer for some families.
The committee report said all models observe 180 student days and 190 contracted…
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