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Board adopts 2026–27 school calendar after debate over four‑day week and minute banking

Nashville School District Board of Education · February 23, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent presented a 178‑day traditional calendar beginning Aug. 3 and the board voted to adopt it after discussing four‑day and alternate minute‑banking options; the transcript does not record a formal vote tally.

The board voted to adopt the district's proposed 2026'27 school calendar after a presentation and discussion about alternatives including a four‑day week and an alternate minutes‑banking schedule. The Superintendent recommended a calendar that largely mirrors the current year: 178 student days, a teacher in‑service week in late July, school beginning Aug. 3, a November day off for Thanksgiving, two weeks at Christmas, a mandated spring break in March, and graduation on May 21.

The Superintendent described four calendar types allowed under state law — traditional, four‑day…

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