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School Committee sends FY26 calendar to third reading after debate over half days and conference time
Summary
After extended discussion about professional development days, half-day schedules, and implications for busing and family schedules, the committee voted unanimously to send the FY26 school calendar to a third reading.
The School Committee received a second-reading presentation of the proposed FY26 district calendar and voted unanimously to send the calendar to a third reading, after members raised concerns about the number of half days and the balance between professional development and parent conferences.
Superintendent Dr. Thomas Tremblay reviewed constraints that shape any calendar: a statutory minimum of 180 school days and minimum hourly requirements (900 hours for certain grade bands),…
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