Board considers three calendar options for 2026–27; staff to poll teachers before December recommendation
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Summary
The district calendar committee presented three options for the 2026–27 school year with variations in fall and spring breaks and Feb. 15 designated either as a professional development day or a holiday; the board will solicit staff votes and receive a recommendation in December.
The Madison County Board of Education reviewed three proposed school calendars for the 2026–27 year on Nov. 13. The calendar committee presented options that differ mainly in the timing of fall break and spring break and whether Feb. 15 is scheduled as a professional development day or a holiday.
According to the committee representative, Option 3 shifts fall break a week later and moves spring break a week earlier; Options 1 and 2 are similar but vary in whether Feb. 15 is a PD day or a holiday and have a one-day difference in the student last day (May 20 vs. May 21). The committee said it solicited input from elementary, middle, high school staff and the community.
The board chair asked how staff input will be gathered; the committee rep said the board will approve the three options for staff voting and that a recommendation will be returned to the board in December so the district can finalize employee time-off planning for January. No calendar decision was made that evening.