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Board reviews proposed 2025–26 school calendar; teachers report deviation vote to repurpose 5 minutes of contract day

2255822 · February 10, 2025
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The Derby Board of Education heard a presentation on the proposed 2025–26 school calendar and related staff-approved deviation at its Feb. 10 meeting.

The Derby Board of Education heard a presentation on the proposed 2025–26 school calendar during its Feb. 10 meeting and discussed changes intended to reduce chronic absenteeism and give staff consolidated work time.

Kathleen O’Brien, a science teacher at Derby High School and president of the Derby NEA, told the board that certified staff had voted on a deviation of the negotiated agreement needed to repurpose five minutes of the contract day. "Of the 659 eligible votes, we…

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