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Board forms pre‑K committee and holds first read of 2026–27 calendar amid one‑campus transition
Summary
The MSAD 51 board voted unanimously to form a board‑level pre‑K/special‑education committee to develop a community vision and implementation timeline for early‑childhood services. The superintendent presented a first read of the 2026–27 calendar that includes a Jan. 15 staff day for one‑campus transition work and staggered last student days in June to allow classroom packing and moves.
Board members agreed to create a board‑level committee to develop recommendations on pre‑K and services for 3‑ and 4‑year‑olds, following a district workshop with early‑learning providers. The chair framed next steps to include a committee charge, membership (board members, administrators, community providers and families), and a timeline that will feed decisions for the 2027 transitions to new school buildings. The motion to form the committee passed unanimously.
Superintendent Jeff Porter presented a first read of the 2026–27 school calendar with several notable changes driven by the one‑campus project: the district proposed a staff day on Jan. 15 to provide transition planning time; pre‑K–8 and grades 9–11 would have different final days (June 14 for pre‑K–8; June 15 for grades 9–11) to allow packing and moving; the calendar also balances vocational region requirements for dissimilar days. Board members asked detailed questions about snow‑day make‑ups, conference scheduling, midterm timing and the equity of early‑release Wednesdays; staff said they would circulate the full calendar (including cultural/religious observance pages) and bring a final approval in March.
