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Union Gap School District established a Steering Committee in 2021 to explore the concept of a balanced calendar and whether it would be beneficial to our district. This is something that most school districts in our county are exploring as well. Two other districts in our area are already in a balanced calendar schedule.

What is a balanced calendar? With a balanced calendar, students attend class the same number of days and receive the same instructional hours as a traditional calendar school. A balanced calendar modifies the traditional 180 day calendar to keep the learning process continuous. Students have periodic, shorter breaks rather than one long break in the summer.

In the 2022-2023 school year, Union Gap School moved to a balanced calendar with intermittent breaks in the traditional calendar but still maintaining at least 8 weeks of a summer break for those that do not attend summer programs.