The calendar was developed by a committee formed through the District Leadership Team which is comprised of teachers, campus administrators, parents, and community members, Jordan said.
The details
The committee selected two calendar options for review. Option 1 was a calendar similar to the 2023-24 calendar and option 2 moved some of the professional development days to October, she said. Option 2 was selected after stakeholder input.
Under the proposed calendar the school year would start Aug. 14, 2024, and end May 22, 2025, and it meets the state’s required 187 teacher workdays, according to district documents. Students will also have two early release days; one on Dec. 19 and another May 22.
More details
Students will have holidays on Feb. 14, 2025 and April 18, 2025 as well as time off during teacher work days Dec. 20, 2024 and March 7, 2025. There will also be two bad weather makeup days Feb. 17, 2025 and April 21, 2025, according to documents.
- Additional professional development days Oct. 11, 14 and 16, 2024
- Fall break: Oct. 11-16, 2024
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25-29, 2024
- Winter break: Dec. 20, 2024-Jan. 7, 2025
- Spring break: March 7, 2025-March 17, 2025
- 81.5 days in first semester; 85.5 in second semester
The district tried to maintain an even number of days across each quarter with the first three falling between 40 to 41 days and the fourth at 45.5 days, Jordan said. The first and last quarters were the longest to allot enough grading time for teachers for the former and due to the placement of spring break for the latter.
Additionally, advanced Placement testing for high school students extends into the third week of May making it difficult to end the semester before May 22, superintendent Courtney Carpenter said.
While the fine arts and athletics departments did not prefer having a break between Oct. 11-16, they did not garner enough support to prompt a change. However, teachers were “overwhelmingly” supportive of the calendar option, Jordan said.
The calendar will be brought to the board of trustees for approval consideration in January, she said.
