HUNTSVILLE, AL (WAFF)- The three superintendents of the Madison County school systems proposed a new plan that would affect parents and school children in Madison County.

Under the proposed plan, Huntsville City Schools, Madison County Schools and Madison City Schools would have a uniform 180 day school year calendar.

Under the new calendar, schools would start August 20 and let out before Memorial Day weekend. All three systems would eliminate Fall Break. Columbus Day and President's Day would be full days of classes.

There would not be any built in weather days.

The changes are necessary due to a new state law that mandates schools start classes later in August.

Madison City Schools superintendent Dee Fowler was not pleased with the decision.

"It continues to be our unified belief that decisions involving the school calendar are best made at the local level, not from Montgomery."

Paul Mitchell School held its 9th annual FUNraising Gala.

Each year, students and staff from the nationwide network’s 100 cosmetology schools spend three months raising money for selected charities. Raising $5­ to $10 at a time with grassroots activities like cut-a-thons, hair shows, car washes and casual days, the schools topped the $2.5 million mark this year, bringing their nine-year total to more than $8.5 million.

Paul Mitchell the School Huntsville raised $12,218. This year, school owners Robert and Susanne Brown and Director Nata Townsend joined the festivities in Beverly Hills to represent their school.

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