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Coronado joint calendar committee recommends two-year rollback; trustees send plan to negotiators
Summary
A joint Coronado Unified calendar committee recommended a two-year rollback to the district school calendar so that the first semester would end before winter break by the 2026—27 school year, handing its findings to the district and teachers' negotiators for bargaining.
A joint calendar committee convened by Coronado Unified presented two proposed school calendars and a recommended two-year rollback that would move the district start date earlier by one week in each of two years so the first semester ends before winter break.
Committee members said the plan is intended to address student stress around finals and better align terms with AP and state testing. "Students brought up at the superintendent's advisory council this concept of potentially changing the calendar," said a committee facilitator, summarizing the student input. The committee proposed starting Aug. 18 and ending June 4 in 2025—26, then starting Aug. 10 and ending May 28 in 2026—27 so summer shortens by one week per year toward a full two-week rollback.
Why it matters: Students and staff told the board the timing of finals and long winter breaks can harm focus and academic continuity; proponents argued balanced terms would better position students for testing and for sequential courses…
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