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Board makes May 1 an optional teacher work day; high schools to add June 11 as make-up
Summary
Facing substitute shortages and banked instructional time constraints, the board voted to make May 1 an optional teacher work day and require high schools to add June 11 to their calendars to recover instructional hours if needed.
The Orange County Board of Education voted to make May 1 an optional teacher work day and to add June 11 as a make-up day for high schools only, a move the board said would accommodate teachers who wish to attend state advocacy events while preserving required instructional hours.
District staff explained that North Carolina law requires a minimum number of instructional hours (or 185 days) and that the district had used much of its banked time after several weather-related closures and remote-learning adjustments. Staff outlined two make-up options — a Saturday or adding June 11 — and noted concerns about substitute availability if many teachers took leave on May 1. The transcript recorded staff saying substitute requests were higher than usual earlier in the day and that some schools already had significant numbers of leave requests.
After board discussion about family disruption, instructional time and operational feasibility, one board member moved and another seconded a motion to declare May 1 an optional teacher work day for all grades and to require high schools to add June 11 as the make-up day; the motion passed by voice vote.
What’s next: High school calendars will be adjusted to include June 11; the district will publish calendar guidance to families and monitor substitute availability.
