Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Urbana board reviews 2025–26 calendar survey; committee recommends keeping current draft, public feedback invited
Summary
Board members reviewed a staff survey of 455 employees on calendar options (246 favored considering one religious holiday); the calendar committee voted 11 of 21 (52%) to keep the current draft. The board will accept public feedback before a Feb. 18 vote.
The Urbana School Board spent a substantial portion of its Jan. 16 study session discussing a draft 2025–26 school calendar and the results of a staff survey used to evaluate options including adding one religious holiday (Yom Kippur was discussed as an example).
District staff reported 455 staff responses to the survey: 329 licensed/teacher staff, 92 support staff and 28 administrators. On the specific question about adding one religious holiday to the 2025–26 calendar, 246 of 455 respondents (about 54%) indicated they would like the district to consider doing so; 209 respondents (≈46%) were opposed or not in…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
