Board asks staff to model year-round and four-day-week calendar scenarios

Jul 23, 2026

Members asked staff to prepare calendar scenarios — including a four-day week or stretched year with shorter summer — and to work with the union; staff will return a set of options for board review at a future work session.

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Board members raised the possibility of a year-round or alternative calendar structure to reduce long summer learning loss and improve staff scheduling. Committee member (S3) proposed options such as a four-day school week stretched across the year or a balanced year schedule with shorter summer breaks and several shorter breaks during the year.

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