Cambridge City School District releases new 2024-2025 school calendar
The Cambridge City School District Board of Education approved a revised student calendar at their most recent meeting that implements a staggered start for first and second-grade students.
For several years, the district has scheduled a staggered at each building so that students who are new to a building (kindergarteners at the primary school, third graders at the intermediate school, sixth graders at the middle school and ninth graders at the high school) attended the first day of school without any older students in the building.
“We believe a staggered start, along with open houses, give students who are new to a building an opportunity to acclimate themselves on a day that is designed to help them get acquainted with administrators, teachers, aides, and procedures that are specific to each building,” Superintendent Dan Coffman said.
This year, the first and second-grade students also are scheduled for a staggered start with first and second-grade girls attending on Thursday, August 15, and first and second-grade boys attending on Friday, August 16. This will allow teachers to more efficiently complete beginning-of-the-year assessments.
The revised schedule also adds professional development days on Thursday, Oct. 17, and Thursday, Nov. 7, when students will not be in school.
Two additional professional development days exclusively for intermediate school staff members were added in May. This means the last day of school for Cambridge Intermediate students will be Wednesday, May 14, 2025, while the last day for primary, middle, and high school students (except graduating seniors) will be Friday, May 16, 2025. Graduation is set for Saturday, May 10, 2025.
A revised version of the student calendar has been added to the website at www.cambridgecityschools.org and can be found under the “Families” and “Students” dropdown menus.
The next meeting of the board of education will be at 5 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Garfield Administrative Center.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Cambridge releases new 2024-2025 school calendar
