Elizabethton board ratifies calendar changes to keep options for snow makeups

The Elizabethton Board of Education ratified modifications to the 2025‑26 school calendar to preserve flexibility for inclement‑weather makeups.

Director Van Huss told the board the district has 13 stockpile days built into the calendar (earned by adding daily instructional minutes), has used seven inclement‑weather days so far, and had already held school Monday for Presidents' Day to recoup time. "We have 13 stockpile days that are built into our schedule every year," Van Huss said, explaining the district must exhaust stockpile days before applying for a state waiver to waive additional makeups.

Nut Graf: The board retroactively ratified the decision to hold school on Presidents' Day and approved authority to convert two upcoming professional development days (March 20 and May 5) to student attendance days if further snow days are needed. Van Huss said the district may choose the order in which those PD days are converted to preserve attendance around spring events.

Board members raised logistical questions about family plans around spring break and how the district would choose which PD day to convert first; Van Huss said the March date is adjacent to spring break activities and the district may instead convert the May date if necessary.

The motion to ratify the calendar changes was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote; board members answered "aye" and no opposing votes were recorded. The board set its next regular meeting for March 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the boardroom.