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St Clair County Schools board approves two‑year calendar with pre‑Labor Day start
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Summary
The St Clair County Schools board accepted a two‑year calendar proposed by its teacher committee that adds a fourth August workshop and allows schools to begin before Labor Day; the motion was made by a committee member and recorded as approved after discussion.
The St Clair County Schools board approved a two‑year academic calendar proposed by the district’s teacher committee that would add a fourth August workshop and allow the district to start the school year before Labor Day.
The staff member presenting the calendar told the board, “They are recommending that we do start before Labor Day in their proposal,” explaining the state is allowing districts to pick a start date for the next two years. A committee member moved to accept the teacher committee’s calendar with the presenter’s suggested changes; the motion was opened for discussion and later recorded as approved during the meeting.
The committee’s proposal includes an additional teacher workshop in August, early‑out days in October and pre‑Thanksgiving early‑outs, an added day in the December break (moving the student last day to Dec. 22 with an early out), and a plan to stagger end‑of‑year dates so elementary students would finish one day before high‑school students. The presenter also noted a once‑every‑seven‑years scheduling issue in March for a sectional choir event that requires a teacher workday in lieu of instruction.
Board members discussed logistics including whether graduation should be scheduled on a Sunday and how to trade some high‑school conference time for an evening professional development session. One board member said the district would consult with staff if the calendar is approved and that the calendar committee may return with revisions as needed if the board wishes.
The meeting record shows the calendar motion was made and later approved; the transcript does not include a roll‑call vote tally or names of individual board votes. The board also reviewed the budget and teacher contract language changes during the same meeting.
Looking ahead, the presenter said the committee recommended adopting the two‑year calendar framework so that, once approved, staff could begin implementation and the committee could propose future changes if necessary.
