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Committee shifts elementary conference day and adds Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day to district calendar

Longmeadow School Committee · April 29, 2026
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Summary

Members approved a one-day shift in the elementary conference evening for 2026–27 and voted to amend the district calendar to recognize the federal October holiday as 'Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day' following a student petition and peer-leadership support.

The Longmeadow School Committee approved two calendar items on April 28: a minor adjustment to the elementary conference evening for the 2026–27 school year and a change to formally recognize the October federal holiday as "Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day." Both items were recommended by the calendar committee or brought forward via a…

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