The Muscogee County School District board is scheduled to vote Monday on the calendars for the next two academic years in Columbus public schools.
The board had approved the 2024-25 calendar during its December 2022 meeting , but the administration wants to change the teacher planning and staff development day (no school for students) from Oct. 7 to Oct. 14 so it coincides with Columbus Day.
This will be the first time the board votes on the 2025-26 calendar. Here are the key dates for both proposed calendars:
Muscogee County School District proposed calendar for 2024-25 school year
Aug. 1: first day of work for teachers and staff
Aug. 2-7: student verification days
Aug. 7: first day of classes for students in prekindergarten through second grade
Aug. 8: first day of classes for students in grades 3-12
Sept. 2: closed for Labor Day
Oct. 11: virtual learning day (no in-person instruction in the classroom; students in grades 3-12 will be taught via computer device while they are at home or another location away from school; no school for students in prekindergarten through second grade)
Oct. 14: teacher planning and staff development (no school for students)
Nov. 11: closed for Veterans Day
Nov. 25-29: closed for Thanksgiving break
Dec. 23-Jan. 3: closed for winter break
Jan. 6: teacher planning and staff development day (no school for students)
Jan. 7: second semester begins
Jan. 20: closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 14: teacher planning and staff development day (no school for students)
Feb. 17: closed for Presidents Day
March 31-April 4: closed for spring break
May 21-24: graduations
May 23 : last day of classes
May 27-28: teacher planning.
Muscogee County School District proposed calendar for 2025-26 school year
July 28: first day of work for teachers and staff
July 29-31 : student verification days
Aug. 4: first day of classes for students
Sept. 1: closed for Labor Day
Sept. 19: virtual learning day (no in-person instruction in the classroom; students will be taught via computer device while they are at home or another location away from school)
Oct. 9: teacher planning and staff development day (no school for students)
Oct. 10-13: closed for fall break
Nov. 11: closed for Veterans Day
Nov. 24-28: closed for Thanksgiving break
Dec. 22-Jan. 2: closed for winter break
Jan. 5: teacher planning and staff development day (no school for students)
Jan. 6: second semester begins
Jan. 19: closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 13: teacher planning and staff development day (no school for students)
Feb. 16: closed for Presidents Day
March 30-April 3: closed for spring break
May 20-23: graduations
May 21: last day of classes
May 22-26: teaching planning.
Muscogee school calendar committee and survey results
The following MCSD employees were on the calendar committee that development this proposal:
- Chief financial officer Janice Bloodworth
- Chief human resources officer Tonya Carter
- Research and accountability director Patrick Knopf
- Chief academic officer Keith Seifert
- East region chief Ronald Wiggins
- Communications director Kimberly Wright.
For the 2025-26 calendar, the committee surveyed MCSD employees to help decide the dates for spring break and whether to start the school year earlier so the district could add a fall break.
Out of 1,613 employees who answered the spring break question, 81% favored spring break March 30-April 3, to lead into Easter on April 5, instead of having spring break March 23-27.
Out of 1,433 employees who answered the fall break question, 67% favored starting the first day of work July 28 to have a two-day fall break in October instead of starting Aug. 1 and not having a fall break.
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