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Greenwich enrollment near projection; board reviews 2025–26 calendar first read
Summary
Superintendent reported the district’s early September enrollment and presented a first-read of the 2025–26 school calendar, noting a September 30 internal enrollment cutoff, how snow days affect the June release date, and placement of PD and early-release days.
Superintendent Dr. [unnamed] reported preliminary enrollment numbers and presented a first reading of the 2025–26 school-year calendar at the Sept. 11 Greenwich Board of Education meeting.
Enrollment: The district reported an early-September enrollment of 8,339 students compared with a projection of 8,465 — a difference of 126 students (98.5% accuracy). Staff noted small differences by school (for example, Western is down 28 from projection) and said preschool registration required adding a new class; more families than expected chose to keep eligible children in preschool because of birthday cutoffs. Staff said the official enrollment count is Oct. 1, which is the district’s chosen “hard” cutoff for planning going forward.
Calendar: District staff presented a first-read draft of the 2025–26 calendar. The superintendent and curriculum team described constraints that shaped the draft: district preference to keep a full week for February vacation, several early-release days to enable team collaboration and professional development, and the need to avoid fragmented instructional time in April–May (the months for SBA and AP testing). Staff explained how snow days affect the final day of school: with five snow days used, the staff/teacher last day would be June 23 (instructional calendar typically ends earlier with fewer snow days). The draft keeps a two-day teacher start (including setup and professional learning) preceding student start and includes home–school communication tools such as unit “home letters.”
Board members asked for further review of certain early-release dates in November to reduce disruption for families, and staff agreed to solicit teacher feedback before finalizing the calendar. The board discussed religious holidays scheduling and the district’s desire to keep April/May instruction blocks intact around state testing.
No calendar vote was taken; staff will return with final versions following principal and teacher feedback.
