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Two calendar committee meetings were held in December and January during which the committee developed two draft calendars for the 2026-2027 school year. The committee included parent and staff representatives from each school.
Assistant Superintendent Dr. Brian Weaver will discuss options, answer any questions you may have, and request Board approval of a 2026-2027 calendar. The two draft calendars that will be reviewed for consideration are posted on our website.
North Carolina’s current calendar law is summarized as:
1. Start date no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 and end date no
later than the Friday closest to June 11 (unless a weather related calendar
waiver has been approved, year-round school, charter school or cooperative
innovative high school.) If waiver is approved the start date can be no earlier
than the Monday closest to August 19.
2. There are no educational purpose waivers for exemption of the opening
and/or closing dates.
3. All schools within the district must be closed all day for purposes of
determining eligibility for a weather related waiver (delayed starts or early
dismissals of two or more hours no longer apply).
4. Covers at least nine calendar months.
5. Must have a minimum of 185 days OR 1,025 hours of instruction.
6. Must have at least nine (9) teacher workdays.
7. Local Boards shall designate two (2) workdays on which teachers may take
accumulated vacation leave. Local Boards may designate the remaining
workdays as days teachers may take accumulated vacation leave.
8. Have a minimum of ten (10) annual vacation leave days.
9. Have the same or an equivalent number of legal holidays occurring within
the school calendar as those designated by the State Personnel
Commission for State employees.
10. School shall not be held on Sunday.
11. Veterans Day shall be a holiday for all public school personnel and for all
students enrolled in the public schools.
A Motion is in order to adopt a school calendar for 2026-2027.
