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Wakefield lays draft 2026–27 calendars on file as district plans January move into new high school

Wakefield School Committee · January 14, 2026

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Summary

Administration presented two draft calendars (PreK–8 and high school) designed to accommodate a planned January 2027 move into the new high school, including staff return Aug. 31, high-school student start Sept. 1, HS packing half days Dec. 18 and Dec. 21, staff move-in Jan. 4 and a delayed student start Jan. 5; the committee voted to lay the draft calendars on the table for a vote Jan. 27.

Administrators presented two draft calendars on Jan. 13 — one covering prekindergarten through Grade 8 and a separate draft for Wakefield Memorial High School — that reflect the district's planned move into a new high school in January 2027.

Key points in the draft calendars: staff will return Aug. 31; high-school students are scheduled to begin Sept. 1 while preK–8 students begin Sept. 2; the district will bank one professional-development day for high school staff and position half days to support packing and move preparation on Dec. 18 and Dec. 21; staff move into the new high school on Jan. 4 with a delayed student start on Jan. 5 to allow staff time to unpack. The last day of school, without using snow days, is listed as June 17.

Administration emphasized that the calendars were the product of a collaborative process with WA leadership and that some dates in the packet were tentative pending staff survey results; the packet will be updated to reflect finalized half-day dates. The School Committee voted to place the draft calendars on the table and set the calendars to be voted at the Jan. 27 meeting.