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Board sets first student contact date for Aug. 24, will return with full calendar
Summary
After discussion about semester balance and parent/teacher preferences, the board set the first student contact date as August 24 and directed administration to draft a calendar for board review by October/November.
Board members debated start-date options and semester length trade-offs before settling on August 24 for first student contact in the 2025–26 school year. One board member noted earlier starts (e.g., Aug. 10) prompted pushback from families; others said starting on a Monday supports teacher planning and family routines. "The 24th would be when students come back," the chair said when confirming the date.
Administrators will draft a proposed calendar that preserves the same total student-contact days and returns to the board for review (target: October or earlier). Board members noted they would aim to balance semester lengths so the first semester can end before the Christmas break if feasible but that a slightly shorter first semester may be acceptable to achieve that.
