Board adopts 2026–27 academic calendar; district to start after Labor Day
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Superintendent Julie Nielsen presented the 2026–27 academic calendar; the board approved it. The calendar committee considered feedback favoring a post–Labor Day start but scheduling constraints keep the Sept. 8 start date.
The South Washington County Schools board adopted the district’s 2026–27 academic calendar after a presentation from Superintendent Julie Nielsen.
Nielsen said the proposed calendar was reviewed by the district’s calendar committee and discussed at the Nov. 6 board workshop. She said the district continues to hear a preference for starting school after Labor Day and for getting out earlier in June, but that a Sept. 8 student start date constrains the district’s ability to end the year earlier. Nielsen asked the board to approve the calendar as included in the board packet.
A motion to approve was made and seconded (the transcript records a second by Luis). The board verbally voted 'Aye' and the motion passed. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally or additional amendments to the calendar.
Nielsen also announced upcoming information nights for families interested in the district’s middle and elementary schools in early December.