At this point, it will be more newsworthy when a school district decides to measure the next school year in days, but here’s another data point from the Cherokee Chronicle Times.
On a related note, Cedar Rapids’ school year won’t end until June 11 (!) because it cannot add time to the school day to make up for snow days. Doing that right now requires a state waiver, but KCRG’s news story indicates that a school calendar measured in hours would allow for that option.