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Calendar committee proposes post‑Labor Day 2027–28 option after wide stakeholder survey

Mankato Public School District School Board · December 2, 2025
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The district’s calendar committee reported results of a 2,500‑response survey and proposed calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28 that balance state statute, teacher contract timelines and family preferences; the 2027–28 option would start after Labor Day and include multi‑day spring breaks.

Travis Olsen, the district’s director of teaching and learning, briefed the school board on the calendar committee’s work, which included teachers, principals and administrators, and told the board the committee gathered about 2,500 survey responses from students, families and staff to inform two candidate calendars for 2026–27 and 2027–28.

Olsen said the committee balanced five primary inputs: state statute on required contact…

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