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Committee-recommended calendars would start after Labor Day and give full Thanksgiving week off; board to solicit public feedback
Summary
A calendar committee with staff, teachers and parents recommended two calendars for 2025-26 and 2026-27 that both start after Labor Day and give the full week of Thanksgiving off. The board treated the item as information and decided to publish the calendars for community input before final action.
The district's calendar committee presented two proposed school calendars for 2025-26 and 2026-27 that both start after Labor Day and provide the full week of Thanksgiving as vacation for students and staff.
The presenter said the committee had broad representation from staff, teachers, parents and administration and had collected survey responses from about 1,300 parents and students and 500 staff members. Two consistent themes in the feedback were starting the school year after Labor Day and having the Thanksgiving week fully off for students and staff.
Both proposed calendars include one full staff in-service day before students start and an additional in-service day the Friday before Thanksgiving; the committee recommended that champions (district child-care/extended-day program) be available during non-instructional weeks so families who need care can access services.
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