The calendar the board sees Tuesday isn't the one its committee reviewed in October. Spring break moved a week, fall conferences moved a month, and one November day off disappeared. Here's the whole agenda, and how to speak before anything is final.
The Jefferson County Board of Education meets Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 6 p.m. Eastern in Stewart Auditorium at the VanHoose Education Center, 3332 Newburg Road. The agenda on the Kentucky School Boards Association portal lists a work session with two presentations, then a consent calendar that includes the first reading of the 2027 to 2028 and 2028 to 2029 school calendars, a $114,976,803 revised budget for the new Seneca High School and the district's audited financial report. The public can attend in person or watch the live stream on the district's YouTube channel, the agenda says.
This is one of the last meetings for the seven member board. Under Kentucky Acts Chapter 154, its terms end December 31, and the five members elected November 3 organize in January.
What changed in the 2027 to 2028 calendar draft?
The board receives the proposed 2027 to 2028 calendar for first reading only. Several dates differ from the versions the JCPS Calendar Committee reviewed October 14, according to the committee packet:
Spring break moved a week later. October's drafts had March 27 to 31, 2028. The November 10 version runs Monday, April 3, through Friday, April 7, 2028.
Fall family teacher conferences moved from September 22, 2027, to Tuesday, October 12, right after a Monday, October 11, staff training day, so students get a four day weekend.
Monday, November 1, 2027, is now a school day instead of the training Gold Day listed next to Election Day in the October drafts. Only Tuesday, November 2, stays off.
Training days shifted. A staff training day listed September 3 in one October version is now Wednesday, September 1, 2027. A new one appears Wednesday, March 15, 2028. The training flex day moved from March 24 to Friday, March 31, 2028, the day before spring break.
The first and last days didn't change. Students would start Thursday, August 5, 2027, and finish Friday, May 19, 2028.
What days would students have off in 2027 to 2028?
The November 10 draft lists these no school days for students. Three are "Staff PD In School" days marked "May be used as a make up day," and the monthly student day counts printed on the draft treat them as days without students.
Wednesday, September 1, 2027: staff training
Monday, September 6: Labor Day
Monday, September 27, through Friday, October 1: fall break
Monday, October 11, and Tuesday, October 12: staff training and family teacher conferences
Tuesday, November 2: Election Day
Wednesday, November 24, through Friday, November 26: Thanksgiving break
Monday, December 20, through Friday, December 31: winter break
Monday, January 3, 2028: training Gold Day, so students return Tuesday, January 4
Monday, January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, February 21, and Tuesday, February 22: Gold Day and family teacher conferences
Wednesday, March 15: staff training
Friday, March 31: training flex day
Monday, April 3, through Friday, April 7: spring break
Thursday, May 4, and Friday, May 5: no school and Oaks Day
Tuesday, May 16: Election Day
Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2027, isn't on the list, so school would be open. Make up days are May 22 through 26 and May 30, 2028. The draft is built for 170 student days.
What about 2028 to 2029?
The 2028 to 2029 draft also changed since October. Winter break now runs from Thursday, December 21, 2028, with a training day January 3 and students back Thursday, January 4, 2029. The October drafts showed December 25 to January 5. The last student day moved from Thursday, May 24, to Wednesday, May 23, 2029.
Other dates in the new draft: first day Thursday, August 10, 2028; fall break September 25 to 29; Election Day off Tuesday, November 7; Thanksgiving break November 22 to 24; spring break April 2 to 6, 2029.
When will the calendar be final?
Not Tuesday. The agenda says Board Policy 08.3 and KRS 158.070 require two meetings: one to hear the recommendation and a later one to adopt it. The agenda doesn't say which meeting will hold the vote. The rationale says the calendar committee met September 30 and October 14 and that the recommendation "reflects feedback from various constituent groups."
If you book camps, child care or travel a year ahead, treat these dates as proposals until the adoption vote. Our 2026 to 2027 calendar guide covers this school year.
Why is Seneca High's new building costing more?
Rock. The board is asked to approve a revised BG 1, the state's school building project form, for the new Seneca High School at $114,976,803. The district's February 11, 2026, groundbreaking news release called the project a "$100 million investment." The agenda says "Unforeseen subsurface rock conditions were encountered during site excavation for the new building, resulting in the need for significant additional excavation and related construction work." State rules require a revised form when change orders exceed the project's budgeted contingency.
The problem isn't new. In written answers posted with the September 22 agenda, the district explained a $1.15 million Seneca change order as "the first part of filling and piling the caves underneath the site," and added, "All told when it is done it will be in excess of 4 million," according to the board member Q&A. The agenda says the board hired Whittenberg Construction for the project on November 18, 2025.
What else is on the consent calendar?
The consent calendar passes in one vote unless a board member pulls an item. These are the ones families are most likely to feel:
Turnaround teams at 14 schools. The board is asked to approve turnaround team forms for Comprehensive Support and Improvement schools, the state's lowest performing category: Coleridge Taylor Montessori Elementary, Hudson Middle, Perry Elementary, Olmsted Academy North, Iroquois High, Jacob Elementary, Kennedy Elementary, Johnson Traditional Middle, Maupin Elementary, McFerran Preparatory Academy, Mill Creek Elementary, Stuart Academy, Thomas Jefferson Middle and Whitney Young at Engelhard Elementary.
Sanders Elementary gets its council back. The agenda says Sanders exited that status October 3, 2024, and state law lets the board restore a school based decision making council two years after exit.
School leadership teams can grow. A memorandum with the Jefferson County Teachers Association would let a school's Collaborative Leadership Team have more than six members, split evenly, or with more employees than administrators if the team approves.
Ballard's theater lights. The Ballard Alumni Association would donate materials and labor valued at $193,342 to renovate theater lighting at the Ballard High School Fine Arts Center.
Crums Lane sidewalk. Metro would get easements in front of Butler Traditional High and Schaffner Traditional Elementary for a continuous 6 foot sidewalk on Crums Lane from Cheviot Drive to Dixie Highway.
The audited books. The board is asked to accept the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the year ended June 30, 2026. It reports the General Fund "decreased fund balance by $79.6 million." The agenda notes the copy still carries a DRAFT watermark.
Also listed: draft 2027 legislative priorities for first reading, a 15 meeting 2027 board schedule starting Tuesday, January 5, 2027, an LG&E agreement to put district wireless equipment on utility poles for the Link2Learn project, and GED instruction at the Louisville Metro Detention Center.
What are the two presentations?
The first is an update on the racial equity policy the board adopted in 2018. The slides say "Progress is monitored on a set calendar, not on request," and list one progress meeting a year per school with central office plus implementation checks three times a year.
The second is the monthly student outcomes update from Chief Academic Officer Dr. Nathan Balasubramanian's team, covering literacy, math, well being, attendance and behavior. Jeffersontown Elementary Principal Brooke Schilling and Knight Middle Principal Christel Lanier are scheduled to describe the work in their schools. Neither presentation is a vote.
How do you speak to the board?
The agenda has two speaker slots. The first is for people asking the board to pull a consent item for a separate vote. The second, near the end, is marked "If Necessary." Each speaker gets three minutes, a bell rings once at two and a half minutes, and speakers can't use props, though handouts can go to the assistant secretary to the board.
Board Policy 01.45, reprinted in a 2026 board policy packet, sets up to 45 minutes for each speaker slot at a work session, puts current JCPS students first in line, and lets people speaking on agenda items go before those on other topics. The November 10 agenda lists no online form and does not say how or when to register. Call the district's main line, 502 313 4357, to confirm the signup method and the deadline, or arrive early with your name, contact information and subject.
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