The Pella School Board met yesterday and voted on the proposed 2012-2013 school calendar. The calendar as it is currently proposed would have one late start a week, to increase the amount of professional development hours available to teachers from the current 20 to about 68. According to the Pella School Board this change will help the district implement programs like Singapore Math more effectively. The day of the week that the late starts would occur on has yet to be determined, but a preference for Fridays was expressed by some educators at the board meeting.