Discussion of school calendar is postponed
Canceled last night due to inclement weather, the Warren County Board of Education’s public forum on the possibility of adopting a system-wide alternative calendar will instead be held Tuesday night.
The school board is considering three calendars for next school year: a 45-10 calendar, a 45-15 calendar and the current, or traditional, calendar.
Under a 45-10 calendar, students would begin school around the first of August and attend four, nine-week (45-day) sessions, followed by two-week (10-day) breaks. They would end school around the first of June and have an eight-week summer break. This calendar is a slightly modified version of the 45-15 calendar currently in use at Bobby Ray Elementary, where students attend nine-week sessions, followed by three-week breaks, with a six-week summer break.
The public forum will be a listening session only, as no votes on the matter will be held. At the meeting, both those for and against an alternative calendar will be able to express their opinions and concerns.
The forum will take place at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Warren County High School.