Kanawha school kids had an early start date this school year on Aug. 9, but board members have been weighing a later start date for the 2022-2023 school year. Two calendars were presented last week as options. Copies of the proposed calendars list Aug. 15 and Aug. 22 as possible dates for the first day of classes. Each county has to host two public hearings on calendars before board members vote. Kanawha County will hold public hearings as part of the board’s Sept. 7 curriculum board meeting and its Sept. 16 regular board meeting. August 22 is the latest Kanawha schools can start, based on state rules.