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Next year’s school calendar still uncertain (Updated)

2 school committees adopted calendars that convert some religious holidays to Professional Development Days. But a complaint by Algonquin's teachers union paused a 3rd vote and is prompting the Superintendent to revisit the issue

by Beth Melo on

In December, the Regional and Southborough School Committees voted to adopt the school calendar for 2026-27. The majority of members voted to schedule Professional Development Days on three religious holidays.

The Northborough School Committee failed to adopt a calendar due to a split tie vote among the four attending members. The Committee was scheduled to vote again at their January meeting. According to the Community Advocate, that effort was put on hold after the district received complaints from the Algonquin Regional Teachers Association.

I’m sharing information from the CA’s story, with a detailed look back at the discussion and votes in November. Read the full article → from Next year’s school calendar still uncertain (Updated)

School Committee Revote tomorrow to deal with split vote on School Calendar

There may be a split between NSBORO districts over how to handle religious holidays in the school calendar starting next year. Southborough's School Committee will revote Thursday morning. They could vote to add holidays or eliminate them all together.

by Beth Melo on

Tomorrow morning, the Southborough School Committee will “revote” on the administration’s recommended calendar for the upcoming school year.

That follows a tie vote last week, and the potential for a different decision than the one made by the Regional and Northborough school committees. Read the full article → from School Committee Revote tomorrow to deal with split vote on School Calendar

School Committees’ discussion on handling religious holidays

by Beth Melo on

Preliminary options presented to the Combined School Committee for next year’s calendars being considered cover the range of adding more religious holiday observances to eliminating them all together. It appeared at last week’s meeting that the group vetting the options is leaning towards adding more. Read the full article → from School Committees’ discussion on handling religious holidays

NSBORO Wellness Days Unanimously Revised for ’24-25 (Updated)

Next year's school calendar will include three half day Wellness days, spread out over the year.

by Laney Halsey on

Northborough-Southborough Public Schools’ Wellness Days won’t look the same next year. Starting in the fall, they will be fewer, more evenly spread out, and held as half-days for students. Read the full article → from NSBORO Wellness Days Unanimously Revised for ’24-25 (Updated)

Next year’s NSBORO Wellness Days still to be determined

by Beth Melo on

NSBORO’s superintendent wants to work with teachers, students, and the community before recommending when to use Wellness Days next year. He noted that, based on the high school’s feedback, aligning them with religious holidays next year “might not be the best option for us to consider”. Read the full article → from Next year’s NSBORO Wellness Days still to be determined

NSBORO Schools share result highlights from Wellness Day Survey

Community mostly supportive; Constructive criticism from high school families; School committees to vote tonight on next year's calendar

by Beth Melo on

The administration publicly shared highlights from the recent survey that they will be presenting to Combined School Committee members tonight before they vote on next year’s calendar. Read the full article → from NSBORO Schools share result highlights from Wellness Day Survey

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