What’s changing
How we got here
District staff developed the new calendar using required guidelines and input from community surveys conducted in late 2024.
The guidelines include:
- The school year must end by June 1
- Federal holidays must be recognized, including Labor Day, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth and Independence Day
- The total teaching staff days must equal 187 to allow for the largest amount possible of instructional days and the remaining days will be staff development/workday
- The number of minutes must be at least 75,600
Kendra Monk, director of leadership development and school improvement, said during the meeting that while the number of responses was average for the district, there was an overwhelming public preference for the calendar she recommended to trustees.
“There was something about [this calendar option] that people really, really liked,” Monk said.
