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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry for the seemingly dumb question, but when we are discussing the calendar, are we talking about trying to remove days off during the school year and thus moving the last day up vs keeping the number of days off in the school year and keeping the later last day of school? Isn't that just a shell game? How is one better than the other...ACADEMICALLY. I know if has consequences for families that don't have someone that works from home but it seems like alot of people are saying the current calendar fails students academically. How does removing some of the days off and moving the last day up improve things? Thank you.[/quote]
It’s difficult to answer because everyone wants something different.

Some parents want school to end closer to Memorial Day because they don’t see the value of staying in school after exams. It also offsets childcare to a time of year when there are more college kids in town to support camps and other childcare services.

Others are fine with recognizing religious observances but want a calendar that supports consistent 4-5 day weeks so their younger kids can maintain some academic rhythm. The 2025-26 calendar was very bad for this, but the 2026-27 and 2027-28 calendars are much better.

So even the “fix the calendar” people are at odds. [/quote]

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