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Board approves calendar change to add five instructional June days to make up strike losses
Summary
To replace instructional days lost during a February labor action, the board approved an amendment adding five instructional days in June after staff explained bargaining and fiscal risks if the calendar were not ratified.
The board considered staff's proposal to amend the 2025–26 academic calendar by adding five instructional days in June to make up days lost during the February labor action. Amy Baer, associate superintendent for HR, described the proposal as a way to restore the district to 180 student instructional days and explained that calendar changes require bargaining with labor units and ratification.
Commissioners raised concerns about family disruption, summer-program impacts and operational logistics; staff said bargaining will determine pay and workday impacts for staff and that facilities and extended-school-year programs will be adjusted accordingly. After debate about fiscal risk if the calendar were not ratified and whether the union membership had voted, the board approved the amendment. Several commissioners voiced opposition on equity or family-friendliness grounds but said the potential financial and service risks compelled a yes vote.
