×The Hoover school board on Tuesday night approved a calendar for the 2026-27 school year that’s very similar to this year’s calendar but starts school five days later in August.

The first day of school for students in 2026 will be Aug. 12 instead of Aug. 7, but teachers still will start their professional development days on Aug. 4 unless they use flex time to take care of some of that professional development at another time, Assistant Superintendent of Administration Desiree Smith.

School officials sought input in developing the calendar and were able to meet many of the desired elements sought by parents, teachers and staff, Smith said. Those elements included:

A later state date in August but still finishing school before Memorial Day

An opportunity for teachers to have orientatio

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