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Board tables 2026–27 calendar after debate over increase in late-start mornings
Summary
The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education voted Oct. 27 to table approval of the proposed 2026–27 school calendar after several members said two added late-start mornings would cumulatively reduce classroom instructional time.
The Pascack Valley Regional High School District Board of Education voted Oct. 27 to table approval of the proposed 2026–27 school calendar after several members said two added late-start mornings would cumulatively reduce classroom instructional time.
Board members debated adding two delayed-start mornings on Oct. 5 and Jan. 11 that the administration proposed to create time for professional development and for teachers to complete tasks such as course recommendations. "When they do that, the kids still have lunch. So they come into school, and from what my daughter had explained to me, they're very, very shortened classes," said Board Member Kristen Martin, who pressed for more…
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