Have a Safe & Happy Mother’s Day! Vol. 31, No.18 -FREEwww.advocatenews.net School Committee approves school calendar for next year, sets start dates for future By Adam Swift S tudents and teachers in Revere will be going back to school a little later than they have for the past several years for the 2022-23 school year, but still before Labor Day. Last Wednesday afternoon, the School Committee rescinded an earlier vote it took in April approving an Aug. 24 start date for teachers with students heading to class the following day. Now, the fi rst day of school for teachers will be Monday, August 29, with students heading to class on Tuesday, August 30. In addition, the School Committee voted 4-2 to set the fi rst day of school for teachers as the Monday before Labor Day, with students starting on Tuesday moving forward. The committee also voted to have students go to class on Tuesday, Sept. 6, the day after Labor Day. Under the original calendar, there was no school scheduled for that day because of the state primary election. For about a decade, schools have been closed on election days because of safety concerns. “I think the Election Day this year is a little diff erent because there are no challengers in the primaries on Sept. 6 [for the state representative races],” said Tye. By holding school on Sept. 6, the district will be able to pick up a day in the schedule and plan on June 16 as the last day of school. School Committee Member Susan Gravellese said she was Free Every Friday 781-286-8500 Friday, May 6, 2022 City gathers to Celebrate Ramadan CAROL TYE School Committeewoman hesitant about changing the schedule on Election Day. “I think it is good to be consistent with having election days with no school,” she said, adding that students and parents she’s spoken to like the consistency of the schedule with no school on the election days. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Dianne Kelly has stated that she is not in favor of the later start date for the school calendar. After voting on the school calendar for the 2022-23 school year, the committee then approved a motion by Member Stacey Bronsdon-Rizzo and then amended by Member John Kingston setting the Monday before Labor Day as the fi rst day of school for teachers and the Tuesday before as the first day for students moving forward. Gravellese and Tye voted against the motion. SCHOOL | SEE Page 21 Underneath the sign (translated to Happy Ramadan): Pictured from left to right: Mayoral Chief of Staff Kim Hanton, Chief of Talent and Culture Dr. Maritsa Barros, Chaimaa Hossaini, Asmaa AbouFouda, event co-organizer Ed Deveau, State Rep. Jeff Turco, State Senator Lydia Edwards, Ward 2 Councillor Ira Novoselsky and Moroccan American Connections in Revere (MACIR) Founder Rachid Moukhabir. See page 4 for photo highlights. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) Mayor invites residents and community stakeholders to May 10 final McKinley School Revisioning presentation M ayor Brian Arrigo is inviting both Revere residents and community stakeholders to the fi nal presentation of the McKinley School Revisioning process on May 10. Through funding from MassDevelopment’s Real Estate Technical Services Program, planners in the City of Revere’s Department of Planning & Community Development (DPCD) held community meetings throughout the month of March that collected public input on how to rehabilitate the former McKinley School and repurpose the building into a community hub for art, education, entrepreneurship and workforce training. Consultants from Studio Luz Architects will present a summary of the meetings’ public input and display architectural renderings of how the building can be repurposed to meet the needs of the Revere community. Planners from DPCD will outline upcoming phases for advancement of the project from its early design phase to its future reactivation as an accessible community hub for art, education, entrepreneurship and workforce development. The McKinley School Revisioning process advances key programming goals from the 2021 Revere Workforce Development Plan, which is available to view at the City's Community Development page. This presentation will be held in person on May 10 at 6:00 p.m. at the Staff Sargent William J. Hill School (51 Park Ave. in Revere). This meeting will also be BRIAN ARRIGO Mayor streamed live on Revere TV. For more information about this meeting and the McKinley School Revisioning, please contact Julie DeMauro at jdemauro@revere.org.
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