BEND, OR -- In a letter to parents Thursday, Bend-La Pine Schools officials announced the year will be extended in June by two days. Adding June 17 and 18 compensates for some of the instructional time lost in January due to a series of winter storms. The district lost a total of three days in January, but two were early-release Wednesdays.

The calendar change does not impact graduation schedules, from June 6-11. The district letter also notes: 

• Wednesday, June 12, will now be a School Improvement Wednesday (SIW) early-release day.
• Friday, June 14, will now be a regular full day, instead of early release for the last day of school.
• Tuesday, June 18, will be early-release (90 minutes, following our SIW schedule) for the new last day of school.

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