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Board debates 2027 calendar options, leans toward Dec. 22 winter break end and earlier kindergarten start
Summary
The calendar committee presented the draft 2027 school-year calendar and recommended ending before winter break on Dec. 22; members discussed flipping the kindergarten start so kindergarteners begin one day earlier with all staff present and deferred a final vote to the next meeting per statute.
The calendar committee presented the district's tentative 2027 calendar and reviewed applicable KRS timelines and board policy; the board must review the calendar twice before final approval.
Committee members discussed three scheduling options — end before winter break on Dec. 22, begin in July, or extend into the second week of June — and the committee unanimously favored ending before winter break on Dec. 22. The committee also reviewed employee-holiday allocations (four holidays for staff under 230 days; eight holidays for staff above 230 days) and debated whether to flip the kindergarten start date so kindergarteners begin a day earlier (Aug. 3) while all staff are present; supporters said the change would help kindergarteners acclimate and ease bus logistics by sending only kindergarten students on certain buses the first day. The item will be voted on at the next meeting "per the statute," the Chair said.
Next step: the calendar will return for a formal board vote at the next meeting after the required second review.
