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Northborough committee signals preference for calendar Option 5 but delays formal vote

Northborough School Committee · February 5, 2026
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Summary

After reviewing a new calendar option that shifts professional development days to avoid certain religious observances, the committee indicated a nonbinding consensus for calendar Option 5 and asked administration to share that preference with regional and Southborough counterparts; no formal vote was taken.

Committee members discussed a newly introduced calendar "Option 5," which moves some professional development days so they do not fall on Yom Kippur or Eid and keeps the student last day at June 17. Administration noted the shifts would move some educator PD days to August 27–31 and…

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