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Board reviews plan to return unused inclement‑weather days as staff comp time
Summary
Superintendent recommended converting up to three unused inclement-weather days into staff compensation days and shortening the school year by one day; the board will vote on the calendar adjustment at its April 8 meeting.
District administration recommended that unused inclement‑weather days be returned to staff as comp days and that the school year be shortened by one day to preserve instructional time. The superintendent said the approach uses existing contract provisions with the teachers' association and would not reduce student instructional time under the proposed schedule.
Under the recommendation, the district would convert up to three unused inclement‑weather or emergency closure days into staff comp days to be taken through the next school year, with proposed dates pushed as late as possible to retain flexibility. The superintendent told trustees the recommendation will be on the April 8 agenda for a formal vote and that staff had been given advance notice of the plan.
One trustee said the schedule change "sounds good" and praised the district’s attention to assessments and test timing when setting the proposed dates. The board did not vote on the calendar at this meeting; staff said they will notify families in advance of the April 8 public vote.
