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Calendar committee recommends later start, board hears concerns about reduced days
Summary
The district's calendar committee recommended Option 1, a variable calendar that meets 1,062 instructional hours and reduces eight school days by adding 15 minutes to each day; some trustees expressed concern that the reduction could harm students who depend on school services, while committee representatives cited staff and community preference for the later start.
The Rockcastle County Board of Education reviewed a draft 2025–26 school calendar proposed by the calendar committee. The committee presented two options: Option 1 (a variable calendar meeting the statutory 1,062 instructional hours that reduces the number of calendar days by eight while preserving overall instructional hours via additional minutes) and…
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