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Orangeburg school board approves two-year calendars, waives makeup day and records personnel actions
Summary
At its Feb. 11 meeting the Orangeburg County School District board approved academic calendar option B for two school years (first reading), waived a weather makeup day under district policy IC, and ratified administrative salary and personnel recommendations made in executive session.
Orangeburg County School District trustees on Feb. 11 approved academic calendar “Option B” for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 school years on first reading, voted to waive a Jan. 23, 2025 makeup day under district Policy IC, and accepted several executive-session recommendations on administrative salaries and personnel.
The calendar vote, presented as a first reading, adopts two years of schedules that include early-release professional development days on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The board approved the measure after discussion about instructional time and family burdens; two trustees recorded opposition when the vote was called. “Has anybody figured out how many hours that an extra day getting out early all year long amounts to for students as far as taking them out of the classroom,” asked Board member Dr. Quinn during the discussion. Superintendent Dr. Foster…
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