2019-20 School Calendar Recommendation Presented to Board
At the November 12 Board of Education meeting Andy Pals, calendar committee chair, presented the 2019-20 Waukee Education Association (WEA) school calendar recommendations. Pals walked board members through the proposal and answered questions.
The calendar proposed the following key dates:
- The first day of school, Friday, August 23, 2019. This is the earliest start date allowed by state law.
- Winter break would be from December 21, 2019 through January 5, 2020. Classes would resume on January 6 , 2020. (a full two-week break)
- Spring break would be from March 16-20, 2020. Classes would resume on March 23, 2020.
- The last day of school would be June 3, 2020.
The calendar recommendation was a discussion item, no action was taken at the meeting. The 2019-20 school year calendar, along with the appropriate public hearings, will be approval items on the December 10, 2018, Board of Education agenda.
