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Swampscott School Committee previews 2025–26 calendar, proposes fewer PD half days
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The Swampscott School Committee on March 13 reviewed a first draft of the 2025–26 school calendar that would reduce the number of professional‑development half days and set start and major holiday dates.
The Swampscott School Committee on March 13 reviewed a first draft of the 2025–26 school calendar that would reduce the number of professional‑development half days and set start and major holiday dates.
Committee chair Glenn Pastor led the discussion at Swampscott High School, where staff presented a calendar that places teacher PD days Monday, Aug. 25, and Tuesday, Aug. 26, with the first day for students (except kindergarten) on Wednesday, Aug. 27. Kindergarten students would begin on Sept. 4. The draft also lists Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans Day, and other dates as no‑school days and identifies conference and early‑dismissal dates; May 6 is…
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