Sarasota County schools could start school a week earlier than they did this year during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years, according to draft calendars proposed by a school district committee.

The calendars would see students start classes during the third week of August, while the 2015-16 and past calendars saw school start the fourth week of August. It would also see schools close for summer break during the second-to-last week of May instead of during the first week of June.

The Sarasota County School District has encouraged parents and members of the public to comment on the proposed school year calendars from now until Nov. 20 by emailing calendarcomments@sarasotacountyschools.net.

The School Board is expected to vote on the calendars at their 6:30 p.m. meeting on Jan. 5.

For the 2016-17 year, the proposed calendar would see school start on Aug. 15, 2016 and end May 26, 2017. For the 2017-18 year, school could start on Aug. 14, 2017 and end May 25, 2018.

The calendars were created by a 12-member school district committee made up of school and district-level administrators, teachers, support staff and parents.

School districts across the state are considering starting school earlier after the Legislature approve a measure that would allow them to start as early as Aug. 10.

Since 2007, Florida school districts could start school no earlier than two weeks before Labor Day. In some districts, that caused fall semesters to last beyond winter break and forced high school students to take fall semester finals in January.

The Manatee County School District has proposed starting school on Aug. 10 during both the 2016-17 and the 2017-18 school years.