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Twin Valley board debates 2026–27 calendar, tentatively designates Feb. 15 as makeup day
Summary
Board members discussed the 2026–27 student and professional calendars at length and directed administration to mark Feb. 15 as a possible makeup day, with final approval to be taken next week. The conversation emphasized communication to families and sequencing makeup days to avoid confusion.
The Twin Valley School District board spent a substantial portion of its Feb. 9 meeting discussing the proposed 2026–27 student and professional calendars and the designation of snow/makeup days. Administration and board members reviewed three draft makeup days (March 22–24) and debated whether to designate Feb. 15 as a potential makeup day for weather or other emergency closures.
District staff explained that the draft did not list Feb. 15 as a makeup day but noted prior board discussion about leaving a planned midwinter break to avoid a long stretch without a holiday. Several board members argued Feb. 15 should be a designated makeup day — a proposal described as a generalized 'makeup day' that could cover snow, ice or other closures rather than being limited to snow. Board members also discussed numbering makeup days sequentially (to identify 'first makeup day,' 'second makeup day,' etc.) and the operational impacts of starting the school year earlier, which could compress the summer window for facilities and turnover work.
The board agreed to have administration mark Feb. 15 in the calendar (referred to as changing its color to yellow in the draft) and to place the calendars on next week’s agenda for formal action. Administration committed to communicating clearly to families about how makeup days are assigned and to announcing sequence decisions promptly after a closure.
The transcript excerpt does not include the final, formal vote to adopt the calendar; it records the board's direction to move the item forward and to incorporate the makeup-day designation ahead of next week's meeting.
