Legislators push for school calendar flexibility – Winston


Ed Hanes

Posted: Saturday, March 7, 2015 9:39 pm

Legislators push for school calendar flexibility

Arika Herron/Winston-Salem Journal

Winston-Salem Journal

Legislators who want to change state law that dictates the start and end dates for public schools are hoping there is power in numbers, just not the ones with dollar signs in front of them.

Since 2004, school districts have had to plan school calendars within strict windows for when the academic year can start and stop: the opening date for students may be no earlier than the Monday closest to Aug. 26; the closing date may be no later than the Friday closet to June 11. School officials say it gives them very little flexibility when planning their calendars, and they’d like more.

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