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Northampton School Committee adopts 2025–26 calendar, pilots consolidated Wednesday early-release days
Summary
Committee voted unanimously to adopt “version C” of the 2025–26 district calendar, which groups early‑release days on Wednesdays and staggers conference weeks.
The Northampton School Committee unanimously approved the 2025–26 district calendar on March 13, adopting the version labeled “C,” which places scheduled early‑release days on Wednesdays and groups parent‑teacher conference days into consecutive weeks.
Superintendent Dr. Portia Bonner presented three calendar options earlier in the meeting: version A (the district’s traditional, staggered early‑release schedule), version B (a schedule with all early‑release days on Wednesdays developed with the teachers’ union) and version C (a union‑ and principals‑endorsed compromise…
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