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Excelsior Springs board unanimously adopts 2025–26 school-year calendar
Summary
Board approved a 169-day calendar after state rule changes; calendar adds monthly half-day professional development and a fourth day for new-teacher training; vote 7-0.
The Excelsior Springs School District Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the 2025–26 school-year calendar, which the district developed to comply with new Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) day-count rules.
“DESE changed the requirements,” Dr. Miller told the board during the presentation, explaining the state moved from counting instructional hours to counting days. Under that model the district…
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