Under current law, GS 115C-84.2(d) sets the parameters within which local boards of education must determine the opening and closing dates of public schools under subdivision (a)(1) of this statute. Amends GS 115C-84.2(d) to provide the local boards of education for the Roanoke Rapids Graded School District with additional flexibility in adopting their school calendars by removing the specified opening and closing dates. Amends GS 115C-174.12 to allow the district to, if it implements a school calendar that concludes before December 31, administer assessments before the conclusion of the semester. Applies beginning with the 2023-24 school year.