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Committee begins broader review of school calendar and holiday schedule, will gather more community input
Summary
School Committee members discussed community requests to reconsider some school holidays and calendar arrangements; members asked for a broad, multi-stakeholder review rather than an immediate change and said any process would span months and involve neighboring districts, staff locations and community forums.
At the end of the Oct. 23 meeting the School Committee discussed renewed community interest in reassessing the district calendar and certain school holidays.
Committee members said the conversation should be holistic — examining vacations, professional-development scheduling, and staffing implications — rather than focusing on a single set of religious or cultural day changes. One member noted prior community…
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