The Aiken County Board of Education will discuss changing the way all students are in school in the 2022-2023 school year.
At the Jan. 11 meeting, Superintendent King Laurence will present the school board with a modified school calendar that shortens summer vacation but adds a fall break in October and extending the usual spring break.
The modified calendar would still have students in school 180 days and teachers working 190 days. The change would be how those days are distributed through the year.
The traditional calendar for the 2022-2023 school year would have Aug. 15 as the first day of school. There would be a break Thanksgiving week and the winter break would begin Dec. 19 with students returning Jan. 4. Spring break would be April 3-to-7. The last day of school would be June 2, 2023.
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The modified calendar the board will review shows Aug. 1 as the first day of school. The Thanksgiving and winter breaks remain the same.
The difference is an additional break and extending an existing break. The calendar lists a fall break Oct. 3-to-14. It extends the spring break, starting it on March 27 and running through April 7.
In his presentation, Laurence said the modified calendar will reduce burn out by giving students, families and staff time to rest and recharge. He said it will also prevent the “summer slide”, the time when students can forget lessons learned the previous school year.
Additional information and a list of frequently asked questions is available on the school district website.
The Board of Education meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the board room at 1000 Brookhaven Drive. It is also livestreamed on the district website.
Dana Lynn McIntyre is a Staff Reporter with The Augusta Press. You can reach her at dana@theaugustapress.com
