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Forsyth County Schools proposes 2027–28 calendar, seeks public feedback
Summary
Dr. Josh Lowe presented a draft 2027–28 calendar at the Sept. 9 workshop aiming to post a draft for public comment, preserve common breaks, meet state day‑count requirements (178 student days, 190 teacher days) and return to the board for approval in November.
Dr. Josh Lowe presented the proposed 2027–28 student calendar to the board at the Sept. 9 workshop and described the planned timeline for community feedback and final approval. Lowe said the plan is to post an initial draft on the district website, gather community and principal feedback, and return with a final version to the board in mid‑October for compilation and a proposed approval in November.
Lowe reminded the board that state and local constraints require 178 student days and 190 teacher days, and he described the district’s approach to balancing preplanning and post‑planning around testing windows. He said the proposal would begin preplanning on Aug. 7 and start school on Aug. 5, and that the proposed calendar protects fall, Thanksgiving and spring breaks while including two full weeks for winter holidays.
Board members asked procedural questions about how feedback will be collected and how online or staff‑development days are shown on the draft. Lowe said the draft will be posted on the website the following day to allow community comment and that board members may send feedback directly to him to be compiled with other responses.
Lowe described the district’s aim to provide families and staff additional advance notice compared with last year and said that if the timeline holds the board could approve the calendar in November rather than December. He also explained the practical tradeoffs involved in shifting days—moving a day requires building it back into the schedule to meet the required totals.
The board did not vote on the calendar at the workshop; Lowe invited board members to submit feedback and said the district will return with the compiled results and a final proposal.
