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Students' last day stays May 29; staff to make up days through June 5, superintendent says
Summary
In a superintendent update the board was told a waiver was approved that preserves the student last day on May 29; staff who missed previously scheduled days will work make-up days (used for professional development), moving staff last day to June 5, the superintendent said.
During the superintendent update the presiding superintendent told the board the district had received a waiver that keeps the student calendar unchanged: "All the students' last day will be the same as it always was, May 29th," the superintendent said.
The speaker explained that staff had been paid for several scheduled days they did not work earlier in the year and that one condition of the waiver was ensuring 200-day employees complete their contractual time. To meet that requirement, the superintendent said the district will use the make-up days at the end of the year for professional development; as a result, the staff last day will be June 5.
The superintendent also reported a drop in the district's chronic attendance rate and said the district is creating attendance 'hype' videos produced by schools to encourage student attendance. The videos will be shared on the district website and local channels, and the district plans to involve the board in judging submissions.
The superintendent said the waiver's conditions and the scheduling for make-up days have been communicated and that graduation is scheduled for May 29; further operational details will be managed by district staff.
