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Board preview: draft 2026–27 YCSD calendar favors earlier start, shorter summer for many respondents
Summary
Staff presented a draft 2026–27 school calendar that meets Virginia statutory instructional-hour requirements and reflects stakeholder survey preferences to start two weeks before Labor Day (Aug. 24) and end June 9; 59% of survey respondents preferred the earlier start option.
Dr. Erin Butler and Lisa Beasley presented the draft 2026–27 school calendar and survey results at the Oct. 27 work session.
Butler said the calendar complies with Virginia Code requirements for a minimum of 180 instructional days or 990 hours and the statutory instructional-hour thresholds for course credit in high school and specified hours at middle and elementary levels. The board…
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