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Board votes to end school year June 19 to account for snow days
Summary
To avoid extending the school year further into June after excessive snow days, the board approved a calendar modification to run school on June 19 and forgive two days, keeping the district on an earlier end date.
The Regional School District 12 Board voted on April 6 to adjust the 2025–26 calendar so the last day of school will be June 19, 2026, rather than extending further into late June after a winter with heavy snow days.
Superintendent recommended forgiving two days and running school on June 19 (a date that would otherwise have been a half day) so the district can preserve instructional minutes while avoiding pushing the academic year later. The recommendation followed discussions with bargaining units and was presented as a cooperative solution.
Board members asked whether the district should proactively change future calendars to include additional snow contingencies; administrators said the current calendar already provides flexibility, typically exceeds state minimum instruction requirements and that adjustments after a severe year tended to be temporary. The motion to set June 19 as the last day passed after a motion and second; the transcript records an affirmative voice vote but no roll‑call tally.
