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Chester ISD approves 2026'27 calendar and discusses short May weeks after testing
Summary
Chester ISD trustees approved the 2026'27 district calendar and discussed an administrative proposal to designate three Fridays in May as non-student days after testing, effectively creating a four-day week for that month.
Chester ISD trustees voted to approve the 2026'27 district calendar after a brief discussion about moving graduation and adding staff work days at the start of the year.
During the superintendent's report, the superintendent (Speaker 1) said administrators had considered using three Fridays in May as non-student days after testing to give teachers and students a break. "There's 3 Fridays in May. We talked about using those days, if you guys are okay...like, a 4 day, month in May," the superintendent said when presenting the idea as an informational amendment to this year's calendar. Board members did not treat the suggestion as a formal action item during that discussion.
Board members discussed specific placement of work days and noted graduation timing would shift about a week earlier under the 2026'27 calendar. After discussion the board "moved and seconded to approve the 2627 district calendar" and the motion passed with no recorded opposition. The calendar item as approved will guide next school year's schedule; the administration said further adjustments would follow normal approval processes if needed.
