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Board approves small 2526 calendar revision after survey of 2,263 respondents
Summary
The board approved adding 10 minutes to each school day beginning the Monday after spring break (April 16) after staff reported 2,263 stakeholder survey responses and discussed trade-offs with a full make-up day on May 26. The change was approved by voice vote; individual tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
The Person County Board of Education approved a revision to the 2526 school calendar to add 10 minutes to each instructional day starting the Monday after spring break (April 16) to make up time lost when the district did not have instructional hours on March 16.
Staff said a stakeholder survey returned 2,263 responses and presented two options: add 10 minutes per day beginning April 16 or add a full instructional day on Tuesday, May 26. Concerns cited for May 26 included scheduling conflicts for students with afternoon work and other family commitments; concerns about adding 10 minutes included potential impacts on after-school schedules.
A board member moved approval of the recommendation to add 10 minutes; a second was recorded and the motion was approved by voice vote. The transcript records the motion and the board saying the revisions were "all approved" but does not include individual board-member vote tallies. The calendar change takes effect immediately and will be communicated to schools and families.
