At the Board of Education meeting Dec. 7, board members approved the revised 2024-2025 district calendar and the new 2025-2026 calendar.
The changes being made affect semester start and end dates.
Currently, in the 2023-2024 calendar, the end of 1st Semester is Jan. 11, meaning finals week is scheduled after winter break.
However, starting next year, finals week will be before break.
Chief Communications Officer Mary Lapak said that this change will allow students and staff to relax over winter break without worrying about tests and grades.
“This change was made so that students and staff could have a true break and students would not have to worry about studying for finals over Winter Break. You will see that reflected in the 2025-2026 Academic Calendar that the Board also approved on Dec. 7,” Lapak said.
The change will mean that the number of days in each semester for the 2024-2025 school year will be uneven. 1st Semester will have 83 days while 2nd Semester will have 93 days.
For the 2024-2025 school year, the end of 1st Semester will be Dec. 19, and the start of 2nd Semester will be Jan. 2.
For the 2025-2026 school year, the end of 1st Semester will be Dec. 19, and the start of 2nd Semester will be Jan. 6.