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CPS presents proposed two‑year academic calendar for 2026–28; board questions winter‑break semester timing
Summary
CPS staff proposed a two‑year academic calendar that starts two weeks before Labor Day and includes 176 student days; board members raised concerns about semester timing after winter break, impact on seniors and City Colleges alignment and asked for additional engagement on start‑date tradeoffs.
CPS Chief of Teaching and Learning Nikki Milberg presented a proposed two‑year academic calendar for 2026–27 and 2027–28 during the Jan. 14 agenda review committee. The recommended calendars would provide 176 student attendance days, 12 professional development days (aligned to collective bargaining), two family conference days and consistent spring breaks across both years.
Milberg said the district surveyed stakeholders this fall and received more than 14,000…
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