Board hears first reading of proposed 2026–27 calendar; committee to collect public feedback
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Rebecca Feathers presented the first reading of the proposed 2026–27 Appoquinimink school calendar, including orientation dates, start dates staggered by grade, assessment days and public comment deadlines; board members asked the committee to consider an extra school day the week before winter break and to solicit public input.
Rebecca Feathers, chair of the calendar committee and director of curriculum, presented the first reading of the proposed 2026–27 district calendar, outlining start-of-year orientation, instruction hour requirements and key assessment and conference dates.
Key dates included new-teacher orientation mid-August, a staff opening and professional-learning week before students return, staggered first days for grade groups beginning Aug. 31 and school openings aligned to a later Labor Day; the calendar design reflected the committee's stated priorities: maximizing instructional time, preserving staff professional learning, and supporting family time and conferences.
Feathers said the committee has met twice with three additional meetings planned and will accept public comments via a QR code and an online posting. She noted the calendar will be reviewed Feb. 3 by the committee, returned to the board Feb. 10 for discussion and that public comments will close Feb. 26 ahead of a final board reading March 10.
Board members debated whether to add a third school day in the week before winter break (making three days instead of two); the committee agreed to take that suggestion back for consideration. Feathers said the committee would post the proposed calendar and solicit public feedback.