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Board approves 2025–26 and 2026–27 school calendars after debate on parent input
Summary
The Hacienda La Puente Unified Board approved district school calendars for 2025–26 and 2026–27, after trustees discussed whether parents should be included in calendar committees and raised questions about start‑of‑term timing and outreach. The motion passed unanimously.
The Board of Education voted to approve the district calendars for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 school years following a discussion about community engagement and calendar timing. The motion passed 5–0.
Trustees debated whether parents and community members should be more actively included in the calendar‑planning committees. One trustee said she had "visited 14 schools" and heard from parents who felt excluded and asked whether the district could consider starting school the second week of August rather than the first. Superintendent David Jimenez (title stated on the record) and calendar committee members described an established process involving association representatives and management, emphasizing that the change to earlier start dates in 2012 was student‑centered and intended to align with college bridge programs.
The board president asked staff to publish an invitation on ParentSquare so interested parents and community members could observe or join calendar planning going forward. The vote came after a roll call that recorded aye votes from De La Torre, Loera, Quinones, Kwok and Serrano. Board members asked staff to provide more information about committee membership and to consider broader outreach as the calendar planning proceeds.
