School systems plan for uniform school calendar
HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- The three superintendents of the Madison County school systems proposed a new plan that would affect parents and school children in Madison County.
Under the proposed plan, Huntsville City Schools, Madison County Schools and Madison City Schools would have a uniform 180 day school year calendar.
Under the new calendar, schools would start August 20 and let out before Memorial Day weekend. All three systems would eliminate Fall Break. Columbus Day and President's Day would be full days of classes.
There would not be any built in weather days.
The changes are necessary due to a new state law that mandates schools start classes later in August.
Madison City Schools superintendent Dee Fowler was not pleased with the decision.
"It continues to be our unified belief that decisions involving the school calendar are best made at the local level, not from Montgomery."
