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Board of Education | September 23, 2025

Academic Calendar Policy

Board Policy IC/ICA Last revised in 2001 Discussed by the Board in April 2025 Identiﬁes 9 holidays (including Veterans Day) as mandated by law

Negotiated Agreements & Practice

Teachers’ Agreement provides for

176

instructional days

5½

days must be set aside as teacher work days

Instructional days have been set aside as exchange days for parent-teacher conferences held outside of regular school hours.

4½

days must be set aside as teacher Professional Development Days.

The following holidays must be considered: ❏ Thanksgiving Day + Friday following ❏ Christmas Day + Christmas Eve Day ❏ New Year's Day ❏ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ❏ Washington‐Lincoln Day (Presidents’ Day) ❏ Memorial Day ❏ Juneteenth ❏ Independence Day ❏ Labor Day ❏ Columbus Day ❏ Veterans Day

Guiding Principles The following guiding principles were developed collaboratively in the early 2010s by a stakeholder group that included parents, teachers, building and Ed Center leaders and classiﬁed staff. ●

Provide a calendar that is the same for all schools – elementary, middle, K-8 and high school.

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Limit the number of partial school weeks (fewer than ﬁve days).

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Coordinate the BVSD calendar with the University of Colorado-Boulder and St. Vrain Valley School District.

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End ﬁrst semester prior to winter break.

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End the school year prior to Memorial Day.

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Avoid scheduling breaks that would interfere with student participation in key assessments such as Access (for English Language Development), Colorado Measures for Academic Success (CMAS), Colorado SAT (CO-SAT), Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB).

Policy Redline The proposed redline addresses the following: ●

Current language in multiple negotiated agreements

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Balance of different priorities with a primary focus on students

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CHSAA athletics and activities calendar constructs that affect all districts

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Locations where BVSD staff live vs. work and impact of other districts’ calendars on our workforce.

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Professional development needs to maintain staff knowledge and skill levels.

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Balance of contact days in both semesters

Timeline

February

March/April

June

BOE Work Session

Additional feedback on proposed calendars

BOE approval of proposed calendars

JAN

FEB

January Creation of proposed calendars based on current information and input from teachers and parents

MAR

APR

MAY

JUN

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

May Revision of proposed calendars

Discussion & Questions