Trustees reviewed a district survey on the school calendar and asked staff to prepare several draft calendars for the board’s December meeting.

Miss Mitchell presented results from 659 family and 307 staff respondents. The survey showed strong support for keeping October and February breaks as a priority but also divided views on a four‑day school week (staff more in favor than families) and mixed preferences about starting earlier in August to end the first semester before winter break.

Trustees asked for practical drafts rather than more survey questions: a calendar that mimics this year’s schedule, one that starts as late as possible and ends before winter break by removing October and February breaks, and a version that keeps breaks but starts earlier in August to reach the same goal. Trustees and staff discussed impacts on AP exams, secondary scheduling, potential heat and wildfire risks for earlier start dates, and operational constraints stemming from a board policy tying Lake schools' start dates to South Lake Tahoe.

Miss Mitchell said she will return with the requested drafts to allow the board to compare concrete options; no final calendar approvals were made at the meeting.