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Medford School Committee opens community process on 2026-27 calendar after Good Friday staffing issues
Summary
Superintendent Suzanne Galucci asked for union and community input to revise the 2026-27 school calendar after staff absences on Good Friday highlighted operational constraints; members discussed options including swapping days, semester electives, earlier start dates and forming a public working group.
Medford — The Medford School Committee began a public review of the 2026-27 school calendar at its April 13 meeting, prompted by widespread staff absences on Good Friday and a late Labor Day that compresses calendar flexibility.
Superintendent Dr. Suzanne Galucci said the district must balance DESE's requirement to build in five snow days, observance days already listed and contractual constraints tied to the teachers union. "I'm here in a collaborative problem-solving kind of…
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