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Board moves to alter mid‑January schedule to protect EOC testing window; members debate longer-term calendar changes
Summary
The board approved a short-term schedule adjustment to ensure five consecutive days for end-of-course (EOC) exams and voted to have elementary school in session Jan. 21–22 while middle and high school follow a staggered plan; board members also debated proposed 2025–26 calendar start times and potential waivers to place exams before winter break.
Caswell County Schools moved the first-semester calendar forward one day to preserve a five-day window for state end-of-course (EOC) exams, and the board approved a motion to keep elementary schools in session January 21–22 while middle and high schools use a staggered schedule that keeps a work day for high school staff on Jan. 22.
Board staff explained the immediate change was necessary because EOCs cannot be administered on a remote or two-hour-delay day; state testing windows and DPI rules require sufficient consecutive time for testing and for DPI-provided extended-time accommodations. The accountability and student information director, Miss Apple, said moving the semester end by…
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