Mehlville board adopts 2026–27 and 2027–28 calendars, approves 2026 advocacy priorities
Summary
The board approved two school calendars (2026–27, 2027–28) and adopted the district's 2026 legislative advocacy priorities; calendars start Aug. 24, 2026 and end May 27, 2027 (172 student days).
Assistant Superintendent Brian Smith presented two academic calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28 and recommended board approval. Smith said a roughly 40‑person committee and community input guided proposals; community feedback included more than 1,000 participants contributing over 500 ideas and nearly 29,000 ratings. The board voted to approve both calendars.
Key elements of the 2026–27 calendar include a Monday, Aug. 24, 2026 first day of school and a Thursday, May 27, 2027 last day, totaling 172 student days and about 1,100 hours of student attendance. Smith said the calendar team accounted for state requirements (minimum 1,044 student attendance hours and 36 hours of weather‑makeup time) and the district’s MOU with the NEA for teacher contract days.
Separately, advocacy committee chair Jeff Wollman presented the district’s recommended 2026 advocacy priorities—nonpartisan positions the board will ask legislators to consider. Wollman asked board members and the public to help contact legislators and described that keeping lawmakers informed is “nonpolitical” and focused on what is best for schools. The board approved the advocacy priorities as presented.
Both calendar adoption and advocacy priorities passed on unanimous votes.
