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Ohio County Schools holds brief public hearing on 2026–27 calendar; board schedules follow-up
Summary
The Ohio County Schools board opened and quickly closed a public hearing on the proposed 2026–2027 school calendar, confirming graduation on May 27 and the last student day on May 28; the board announced a follow-up hearing on March 23 and said it will monitor pending state legislation that could affect the calendar.
The Ohio County Schools board opened a public hearing on the district’s proposed 2026–2027 school calendar and closed it after no members of the public were recorded speaking, Board Chair (Speaker 2) said during the meeting.
Presenter (Speaker 1) summarized the calendar options and notable dates. "Graduation is May 27, 2027," the presenter said, and "Students will be out on May 28 before Memorial Day." The presenter also noted that staff would have a later last day, saying "staff will be June 7."
A board member (Speaker 3) who arrived late asked where spring break appears on the calendar; the presenter confirmed the calendar includes a shortened spring break of two days, March 26 and March 29. The board discussed differences between calendar proposals, with one option providing a longer weekend and another adding two additional days.
The presenter said calendars were developed by a committee, returned to individual schools for input, and then combined to reflect community requests. "We really tried to take in all the comments," the presenter said, describing that process of gathering feedback from school committees.
The presenter also noted the board is watching an unspecified state legislative bill that could affect the calendar and said the board will revisit the schedule if the legislation passes. "So we will wait to see how that comes out, and then we'll have some very robust discussions on what that looks like if that passes," the presenter said.
Board Chair (Speaker 2) thanked the presenter for the materials and announced a second public hearing on the calendar for Monday, March 23 at 5:45 p.m. "There will be a future public hearing on this matter on Monday, March 23 at 05:45," the chair said. The chair also said there was no further business on the item.
The board did not record any motions or votes on the calendar in the provided transcript. Next steps recorded in the meeting were the scheduled March 23 hearing and continuing review pending any changes from state legislation.
