Board approves 2027–28 calendar and revises current year calendar to preserve instructional days
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The Randolph County Board of Education approved the 2027–28 school calendar (second reading) and approved revisions to the 2025–26 calendar to convert certain days to full student days in order to recover instruction lost to recent weather closures.
The Randolph County Board of Education approved the 2027–28 school calendar on second reading at its Feb. 16 meeting and also approved revisions to the current 2025–26 calendar to preserve instructional time lost to storm closures.
A presenter summarized the recommended 2027–28 calendar as meeting state requirements — 180 student days with built-in teacher work days and an inclement-weather makeup plan — and said the draft mirrors the version presented in November with one scheduling change to avoid overlapping elementary open houses and professional development. After a motion and second the board voted to adopt the 2027–28 calendar.
Separately the board approved two revisions to the current calendar: converting an early-release day on Feb. 5 and a teacher work day on Feb. 16 into full student days to gain additional instructional continuity following two weeks of weather-related closures. Superintendent Dr. Ganey and board members explained constraints under state law for swapping annual leave days and noted the district had five built-in remote days which had been used; the revisions were presented as a way to avoid touching spring break if possible.
Board members discussed alternatives (adding minutes per day) and confirmed that statutory limits and teacher work-day rules constrain options. The board moved and approved the calendar revisions; Dr. Ganey said the district will notify parents of the changes and post updated calendars and information.
The calendar approvals were procedural votes required to finalize the academic year plan and to ensure the district meets state-day and annual-leave rules while preserving instructional time.
