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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a straightforward calendar from a state/metropolitan area with a diverse population https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1756930407/mplsk12mnus/ge5clwh0shgydwvthwbs/SYCalendar-English-2026-27.pdf

Put it out there and if people don’t like it there is always private school, home school, or excused absences.

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Oh look, this year Minneapolis is also closed Monday/Tuesday for Presidents Day weekend and is giving 3 days off for Memorial Day due to Eid.

https://www.centerschool.org/about/mps-calendar-2025-2026[/quote]

I'm a native Minnesotan and for whatever reason, we always had one of the lowest number of school days required.  Started after Labor Day, ended the first week of June.  Looks like only Colorado is lower

[img]https://schoolingsonline.school/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/how-many-school-days-are-required-in-tennessee-2-1024x536.png[/img][/quote]

I’m a native New Yorker. school always started   Tuesday after labor day and we ended school the Friday before Father’s Day. There was never any change. Parents loved this so they knew when to plan vacations annually. The dates for first and last day of school never changed. We rarely had more than 2 snow days in a row off[/quote]
Doesn’t FCPS always start 2 weeks before Labor Day and then finishes the Wednesday or Thursday before Father’s Day. The weeks for summer are fairly consistent. It’s the one off closures during the school year that are less predictable and more frustrating. [/quote]

FCPS only started “always starting two weeks before Labor Day” within the last decade.  Around when they stated having days off for every religion under the sun and all of the teacher work days and all of the federal holidays. It’s disruptive to students and teachers alike but we’re stuck with it now unless there’s a serious lobby to get rid of the swiss cheese calendar.  We’re doing our kids a disservice with this absolute lack of consistency. [/quote]

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