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Davis School Board approves 2026–27 calendar after split community input
Summary
After a months-long process and a large split in public feedback, the Davis School District board approved the 2026–27 school year calendar on second and final reading. Administrators said academic data show no measurable harm from semester imbalance; opponents cited teacher concerns about semester length.
The Davis School District Board approved the 2026–27 school-year calendar on second and final reading after heated discussion and closely split opinion among board members and the public.
Board members voted on a proposal the calendar committee recommended and the administration supported. The proposal keeps a later August start and pushes high‑school graduations to the week before Memorial Day, while accepting a semester-length imbalance that some stakeholders find problematic. "The community is essentially 50/50," Dr. Toon, district research lead, told the board after reviewing survey results from roughly 2,700…
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