Public hearing set on proposed Joplin R-8 2020-21 calendar

A public hearing on the proposed 2020-2021 Joplin R-8 School District calendar will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Memorial Education Building.

The hearing, which is required by state law, will be held at the beginning of the R-8 Board of Education meeting.

A vote to adopt the calendar will be held later in the meeting.

The proposed calendar calls for school to begin Thursday, August 13 and conclude with a half-day Thursday, May 13.