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Dear Community Members,
Everyone seems to be talking with me about two topics: AI, and improving the student school calendar to have more five-day instructional weeks.
Here are brief video summaries on what’s happening with each hot topic.
Please continue providing feedback and advocating. It really matters!
Here are links to the related, developing policies:
Innovation in Instructional Technology policy (draft):
Standard Student School Year Calendar policy (draft):
Both policies will continue to be worked on this spring, with the goal of adopting policies by the end of this school year (June 2026).
You can also show up and speak up about either of these or other topics, at upcoming budget public hearings:
Board of Supervisors Public Hearings
- April 14, 2026: 4:00 p.m. – FY27 Budget Public Hearing
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April 15, 2026: 3:00 p.m. – FY27 Budget Public Hearing
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April 16, 2026: 3:00 p.m. – FY27 Budget Public Hearing
All Board of Supervisors meetings take place in the Board Auditorium and are available to view live on Channel 16 and stream live online.
School Board Public Hearings
- March 19, 2026 at 6:45 p.m. - Advanced Academics/AAP Center - North Springfield ES
- May 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. - FY 2027 Approved Budget Public Hearing
- May 13, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. - FY 2027 Approved Budget Public Hearing
I encourage community members to share with the School Board. Our regular meetings are usually twice a month on Thursday evenings at Luther Jackson Middle School, and people can register to speak in-person or virtually. They can also submit video testimony. For more information on how to speak at meetings, please visit the School Board website.
I am grateful to the community for their outpouring of support and ideas about these topics, and I will continue to update you along the way.
Best,
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