McCreary County school board acknowledges first reading of 2026–27 calendar
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Summary
The McCreary County Board of Education on Feb. 3 acknowledged the first reading of the proposed 2026–27 school calendar, which keeps a 170-day instructional year, moves a staff development day from April to January and lists Aug. 12 as the proposed student start. A motion to acknowledge the first reading was made; no final vote was recorded in the transcript.
The McCreary County Board of Education on Feb. 3 acknowledged the first reading of the proposed 2026–27 school calendar, which would maintain a 170-day instructional year and set Aug. 12 as the first day for students.
The calendar presented to the board keeps standard holidays and vacations, moves a staff development day from April to January at teachers’ request, and preserves Good Friday (March 26) as a staff development day. The presenter noted Veterans Day (Nov. 11) and the local election day (Nov. 1) in the draft schedule. “The first day for students would be on August 12,” a board member said during discussion.
Board members discussed routine sequencing of spring and fall breaks and the district’s aim to reduce lost instruction when staff travel. A board member moved “to acknowledge the first reading of the school calendar” (motion made SEG 181–183); the transcript records the motion but does not include a recorded final vote on the calendar in the provided segments.
The transcript contains an ambiguous line about the calendar’s end date (it references “August 21 or May 21”); the document on the table will be clarified before the second reading, and speakers noted changes can be made prior to that next reading.
Next steps: the calendar will return for a subsequent reading where board members may propose edits before final adoption.