On this page are the academic calendars for the 2021-2022 and the 2022-2023 school year.

The administration and board used some guiding questions to help determine potential changes:

1. Could we end the academic semester before Winter Break? This is especially important for our high school students, many of whom take dual credit or AP courses aligned with college semesters, and some of whom graduate mid-year and begin their college experience in January.
2. Could we add a Wednesday to Thanksgiving Break? We typically see low attendance this day. Other districts who have implemented this have found it helpful for both families and staff, particularly those who travel for the holiday.
3. Could we extend Fall Break to one week? We find that both students and staff are in need of a longer break in order to recharge and return for the second nine weeks. Families would have the opportunity to take a longer vacation.
4. Could we end the year before Memorial Day weekend, rather than returning for only a few days after a three day weekend?
5. How do we consider the above points but also meet the requirements of having 180 student days, balancing the number of days in each semester, and accommodating the necessary amount of time for standardized testing each spring?

We asked parents and staff to weigh in on these questions via a survey sent to all district families and employees. The survey noted that if all of the changes above were implemented, it would mean starting school one week earlier.

• When asked about starting earlier to end the year before Memorial Day and the first semester before winter break: 62.51% of parents said yes, and 66% of staff said yes.
• When asked about making Fall Break one week: 64.17% of parents said yes, and 67% of staff said yes.
• When asked about adding Wednesday to Thanksgiving Break: 79.9% of parents said yes, and 90.5% of staff said yes.

Data from the survey was used to further guide the calendar outcome. Five different versions of the calendar were weighed before settling on the final versions below.

For the 2021-2022 school year, some of the changes above are implemented. For the 2022-2023 school year, all of the changes have been implemented. The hope is that these changes happen gradually over the two years so families and staff have time to plan.