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PSD board reviews proposed 2026'1*27 calendar; committee recommends Aug. 19 student start
Summary
At a first reading, the calendar committee presented a recommended 2026'27 calendar that would have staff return Aug. 10, a transition day Aug. 18 and students start Aug. 19, while preserving a five-day fall break, meeting CDE hour/day requirements and clustering non-student contact days for professional learning.
The Poudre School District R-1 Board of Education reviewed the calendar committee's recommended calendar for the 2026'27 school year at a first reading Tuesday. Committee co-chairs Cheryl Day and Brian Kiel said the recommended plan meets Colorado Department of Education requirements (a minimum of 160 student days and 1,080 total instructional hours, with at least 360 hours in the first semester) while shifting the student start to Aug. 19 and staff start to Aug. 10.
Under the recommended "Version 1," staff would begin…
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