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Survey shows strong parent and staff support for exams-before-Christmas calendar; staff propose adjustments

Rockingham County Board of Education · January 28, 2026
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Summary

A board presentation summarized results from 1,392 calendar survey responses favoring an option with exams before Christmas; staff proposed moving some workdays to December and adding a September workday, which would yield 77 fall student days and 91 spring student days if adopted.

Doctor Perkins presented results from the district’s calendar feedback survey, saying 1,392 individuals responded and that parents and staff showed strong support for the option that schedules exams before the Christmas break. "Parents gave a lot of feedback ... there was really strong and consistent support for exams before Christmas break," Perkins said.

Perkins said 805 of the respondents were parents and that a large share named…

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