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Board divides over calendar options as staff warn of child‑care and nutrition impacts
Summary
Board members considered two draft calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28, weighing balanced semester instruction for high school against a version that gives a longer Christmas break but could create extended gaps in school attendance and strain child‑care and meal programs.
The Ralston Public Schools Board spent a sustained portion of its Nov. 10 meeting debating two proposed multi‑year calendars and how they would affect instruction, staff professional development and student supports.
Teaching and learning staff presented survey results (47 parents, 110 staff) and two draft options. Version 1 balances semester instructional days (roughly 88 and 89 days), which several board members said benefits high‑school semester courses.…
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