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Administration recommends keeping current calendar structure for 2028–29; proposes Thursday starts and April testing break
Summary
District staff recommended maintaining the current academic calendar structure for 2028–29: students attend 180 days, teachers 188 days; the plan favors starting on a Thursday to allow teachers time to set routines and includes an April testing break; early‑release days remain pending board approval.
District administration presented a recommended academic calendar for the 2028–29 school year that preserves the existing two‑year adoption approach and calendar structure. The recommendation includes starting the school year on a Thursday (rather than a Monday) to give teachers two days to establish routines before full instruction begins, 180 student attendance days and 188 teacher work days.
The calendar preserves a teacher work day immediately following winter break and adds a testing break in April following AASA and ACT testing. Administrators said early‑release days will be included once the board approves the specific early‑release schedule (the calendar currently lists three early‑release days tied to parent‑teacher conferences).
The presenter said the district convened a calendar committee with board members, administrators, teachers and counselors to review options and provide recommendations. Board members thanked the committee; the transcript records discussion of the recommendation but does not show a final adoption vote in the captured segments.
