Board waives part of calendar policy to allow broader stakeholder input, sets February return

District staff asked the board to waive section C.3 of the calendar-development policy to allow a larger calendar committee and more time for stakeholder engagement. Staff said the change would let the committee expand membership to include more staff, business stakeholders and parents and that the committee intends to gather input over the holiday break and return recommendations to the board in February.

Mister Dirksen (transcript name variants appear) explained the proposed change and emphasized aligning calendar development with school-hour discussions. He said the request remained consistent with state statute because the district would still submit a calendar to the State Board of Education by April 1. After discussion clarifying the requested deadline, a motion was modified to specifically direct staff to bring recommendations in February; the board approved that motion by voice/hand vote.

Board members highlighted the value of additional stakeholder input and discussed possible legislative changes to calendar flexibility, but the waiver was presented as an operational decision to create more time for community engagement rather than a permanent policy change.