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District reviews 2026–27 draft calendar; moves to amend substitute pay to meet $15 minimum
Summary
Administrators presented Draft No. 1 of the 2026–27 school calendar (Aug. 24 start, Mar. 26–Apr. 2 spring break, May 23 last day) and proposed updated substitute pay of $110/day for teacher subs and $105/day for paraprofessionals to comply with a Jan. 1 $15/hour minimum; a motion to approve the amended schedule was moved and seconded but the transcript does not record the final vote.
District staff reviewed the first draft of the 2026–27 school calendar and said it meets statutory attendance requirements while embedding weather make-up hours.
Key calendar elements presented included an Aug. 24 start date, a teacher professional-development day on Sept. 28, parent‑teacher conferences on Oct. 22, a full day off Nov. 25, a two‑week winter break, a teacher work day on Jan. 4, a PD day on Feb. 12, spring break March 26–April 2 with classes resuming April 5, and a tentative last day of school on May 23. Staff said the calendar meets the requirement for 36 hours of weather make-up time and preserves qualification for a 1% state attendance bonus (noted as roughly $44,000 based on prior year figures).
On substitute pay, staff noted a Jan. 1 increase in the state minimum to $15 per hour and said the district’s substitute daily-pay schedule was adjusted so hourly pay meets that floor: $110 per day for teacher substitutes and $105 per day for paraprofessional substitutes. A staff member moved to approve the amended substitute-teacher salary schedule and the motion was seconded; the transcript records the motion but does not record a vote or final outcome.
Why it matters: The calendar sets the academic year structure and codes embedded weather make-up days to comply with state rules; the substitute-pay change is a direct local response to a statutory wage change and affects staffing costs and substitute retention.
