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Board approves 2026–27 school year calendar to preserve contact days and expand planning time
Summary
The Pendleton SD 16 board approved the 2026–27 school year calendar after Human Resources presented changes intended to preserve student contact days while shifting conference timing and increasing staff planning time; the motion carried unanimously.
Kevin Dinning, the district's Director of Human Resources, presented changes to the previously approved 2026–27 school calendar, saying the revisions aim to increase time available for executing district initiatives and teacher planning while maintaining the current number of student contact days and shifting parent‑teacher conferences.
Director Anne Keeler moved to approve the 2026–27 school year calendar as presented; Director Jill Pace seconded the motion. The board voted to approve the calendar; the minutes record the motion "carried unanimously." No individual roll‑call votes were recorded in the minutes.
The calendar change was presented as an operational decision informed by district and union input; the board took formal action to adopt the calendar as presented.
