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Committee approves revised 20262D27 school calendar after teacher re-vote
Summary
The committee accepted a revised 2026-27 calendar after staff re-voted by paper to meet a contractual requirement that teachers cannot begin more than a week before Labor Day; the vote to accept the calendar was unanimous, 5-0.
Dr. Linda Dwight described the revised 2026-27 school calendar process and explained that a provision in the teachers' contract bars teachers from starting more than one week before Labor Day. After the initial electronic vote failed to reach 100% participation, staff held a paper re-vote that supported adhering to the contractual start-date limit.
The School Committee discussed options and expressed that their priority is the calendar choice best for students. After discussion, the committee voted unanimously, 5-0, to accept the revised calendar as proposed by Dr. Dwight.
The committee did not adopt additional calendar changes at the meeting; updated calendars will be shared with staff and families and further adjustments may follow if additional closures occur.
