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Cartwright board reviews proposed 2026–27 calendar; questions on five-day pay and community input
Summary
Superintendent outlined a calendar with increased instructional minutes, fewer early-release days and additional teacher professional-development Fridays; board members requested more review time and raised questions about whether teachers will be paid for a potential fifth work day and about how families were consulted.
The Cartwright Elementary School District governing board reviewed a proposed 2026–27 calendar that would increase instructional minutes, reduce half-days and add professional-development Fridays and occasional Mondays after extended breaks. Superintendent Watson described the calendar as teacher-centric and intended to preserve existing start and end times for families.
Board members asked for more time to study the…
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