Board gives unanimous first reading approval to 2025'2026 Lexington School District 3 calendar

At item 6.1 on April 16, Mackenzie Taylor presented the proposed Lexington School District 3 2025'2026 school calendar, explaining it meets South Carolina requirements for a 190-day term (180 instruction days), includes 10 staff professional development days and three bad-weather makeup days, and uses a modified calendar format that allows an earlier student start. Taylor said the administration proposes a Monday, July 29, 2025 first day of school for students and added that the first semester is composed of 88 days and the second semester 92 days.

Trustee Kaufman moved first-reading approval "of the Lexington County School District 03/2026 school calendar as presented by the administration." The motion was seconded by Trustee Fontenot. Chair called for those in favor to raise their hands; the chair announced the motion passed unanimously.

The calendar presentation noted specific scheduling choices: a July 21'August work and professional development block for teachers before the July 29 student start; an enrichment week in late September for targeted academic support; a modified Thanksgiving week with one instructional day (a makeup day scheduled November 25); and an early finish for students on June 3 with staff completing work on June 4. The board gave first reading approval; further readings or final adoption were not recorded within the meeting transcript.