SOUTHWICK – The Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School Committee approved the 2015-2016 school calendar this week.
The calendar includes the usual December, February and April breaks and holidays, as well as professional development days. What’s new is the start date.
“We wanted to give construction as wide a berth as possible with this calendar, so we’re avoiding what we had to do last summer with our start date,” said Superintendent John Barry.
Last year, the start date was pushed back just a few weeks before the start of school because construction was behind schedule.
“The first day for grades 1-12 is Sept. 8, after Labor Day,” Barry said.
Work at Powder Mill should be substantially complete by Aug. 17.
“So that will give us a few extra weeks,” Barry said.
The high school will be less of an issue, he added.
“They’re not supposed to have the auxiliary gym done until the second week of September, and two other classrooms should be done around the same time,” Barry said.
The last day of school is set for June 17, however, Barry said if there are more than five snow days, the last day would be pushed into the last week of June.
