CMSD school board approves modified calendar for 2023-2024
COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – After much consideration and surveying from the public, a modified calendar has been approved for the Columbus Municipal School District next year.
The new schedule was approved unanimously by the district’s board of trustees.
The school year will begin July 27 and will run through May 30.
The modified calendar includes two week-long breaks in the spring and fall, a week-long intersession in the spring and fall, and 7.5 weeks of summer.
The mandated 180 student days and 187 teacher days will remain.
Remediation courses will be available during each break.
The calendar is designed to improve the academic progress of students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CMSD board also approved five new school resource officer positions for the district.
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