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Canton School Committee reviews proposed 2025–26 school calendar in first read
Summary
Committee members received a first read of the proposed 2025–26 school calendar, including a Sept. 2 student start (post‑Labor Day), Wednesday early releases, and flexibility around MCAS testing windows; administration flagged one calendar typo and said final dates may shift when the state releases MCAS windows.
Administrators presented the proposed 2025–26 Canton Public Schools calendar in a first read on Jan. 23, saying the timeline preserves a post‑Labor Day student start, maintains Wednesday early-release professional development days, and leaves room to adjust dates once the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) publishes MCAS testing windows.
Superintendent Follin and calendar lead Miss Rooney said staff are proposing the student start for grades 1–12 on Tuesday, Sept. 2, with prekindergarten and kindergarten beginning on Thursday, Sept. 4.…
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