Sacramento schools may have a longer school year for the next two years
(FOX40.COM) — Students who attend classes at the Sacramento City Unified School District may have a longer school year for the next two years if state officials approve a plan between the district and the teachers’ union.
In early March, the district announced that it had agreed to a “learning recovery plan” with the Sacramento City Teachers Association that would add 16 more days of instruction across two school years.
The State Board of Education must still approve the extension of the school years before it goes into effect, the district said.
The plan for eight additional days of instruction each of the two academic years is partly for the district to avoid paying $47 million in penalties related to a teachers’ strike in the 2021-22 school year.
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The eight-day strike resulted in lost instruction time, which the state requires districts to make up during a certain amount of time.
According to the district, if the state approves the plan before May 15, then the first day of instruction for the upcoming school year will be August 19.
If the plan is approved after May 15, then the first day of classes will be on August 29 and the school years of 2025-26 and 2026-27 will be the ones that are extended.
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After the two extended years, the school year would revert to the regular amount of instructional days unless the district and union agreed to different terms.
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