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Parent urges Madison Local board to delay 2026–27 calendar vote for more public discussion
Summary
A parent and district teacher asked the board to postpone any vote on the 2026–27 school calendar, urging more transparency and consideration of a Labor Day–to–Memorial Day schedule; a second community commenter suggested adjusting end-of-year scheduling and using an assistant principal as a floater to reduce busing costs.
At the start of public participation on Feb. 17, Melissa Stewart, a parent of a third-grader at South Elementary and a high-school teacher in a neighboring district, asked the Madison Local Schools board to postpone any final vote on the 2026–27 school-year calendar to allow more public discussion.
"My main reason for coming up here tonight is just to ask the board if we could, possibly postpone any…
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