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PCPS proposes 2025–27 student calendars with added instructional hours and mandatory orientation days for transitional grades
Summary
Petersburg City Public Schools presented draft student calendars for 2025–26 and 2026–27 that add instructional hours above Virginia requirements, set a mandatory orientation day for transitional grades, and schedule a systemwide parent meet‑and‑greet and dedicated parent conference day.
Petersburg — Petersburg City Public Schools officials on Tuesday presented draft student calendars for 2025–26 and 2026–27 that increase instructional hours above the Virginia minimum and add mandatory orientation and parent engagement days for transitional grades.
Paul Brown, the district’s chief academic officer, said the calendar committee grounded its work in the division’s instructional framework and family feedback. "As we think about the calendar, developing the calendar, it was important for us to look at the calendar from the lens of how do we support quality instruction in the classroom," Brown said, describing parents’ and teachers’ responses to the committee’s survey.
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