Hoover school board to vote Monday night on 2017-18 calendar

The Hoover school board is scheduled to vote on the calendar for the 2017-18 school year on Monday night.

The calendar for 2016-17 was approved at the last school board meeting on Jan. 12. That calendar brings students back from summer break on Aug. 4, 2016 and allows for a full week out of school at Thanksgiving 2016.

School officials asked for feedback on two potential calendars for the 2017-18 school year. Option A would start school on Aug. 8, 2017, and include a full week out for Thanksgiving, while Option B would start school on Aug. 14, 2017, and have three weekdays out of school at Thanksgiving.

Option A would end the first semester on Dec. 20, 2017, while Option B would end the semester on Dec. 22, 2017.

The rest of the proposed 2017-18 calendars are pretty much the same, including the same week of spring break for 2018 (March 26-30) and students out of school for Labor Day (Sept. 4), a teacher workday on Oct. 9, Veterans Day (Nov. 10), two professional development days for teachers on Feb 19-20, a teacher workday on April 23 and Memorial Day (May 28).

Both of the 2017-18 calendars also would end school on May 23, 2018, with Spain Park High’s graduation on May 22 and Hoover High’s graduation on May 23.

See the complete Option A and Option B calendars for 2017-18.

Monday’s school board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at Berry Middle School.