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Schools

Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester Essex and Essex North Shore Aggie: school news, committee meetings and the school calendar.

School calendar

Monday, October 5

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting

Tuesday, October 6

  • 12 p.m. Manchester Essex Finance Subcommittee detailsVirtual · Public meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, October 7

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, October 8

  • 11:30 a.m. Gloucester Personnel Subcommittee Online Meeting Only detailsPublic meeting
  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting - Community Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School · Public meeting

Friday, October 9

  • All day Gloucester PTO Walkathon detailsPlum Cove School
  • 11:30 a.m. Manchester Essex ESBC - Communications Working Group detailsVirtual · Public meeting

Monday, October 12

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie Columbus Day-No School detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • No school Gloucester Columbus Day - No School details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School-Indigenous People's/Columbus Day details
  • No school Rockport No School details

Tuesday, October 13

  • No school Rockport No School - Students Only details
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting - Community Meeting detailsManchester Memorial Elementary · Public meeting

Wednesday, October 14

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, October 15

  • Early release Gloucester PReK-8 Conf - Early Release + Evening details
  • 5:30 p.m. Rockport SEPAC Meeting detailsRockport Elementary School · Public meeting

Friday, October 16

  • All day Gloucester Trunk or Treat and Glow Party detailsWest Parish School
  • 6 p.m. Gloucester Trunk or Treat detailsBeeman Memorial School

Tuesday, October 20

  • All day Gloucester PTO Book Fair detailsPlum Cove School
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Wednesday, October 21

  • All day Gloucester Book Fair detailsPlum Cove School
  • 4:30 p.m. Gloucester Program Subcommittee Meeting - Library 5-6pm detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, October 22

  • Early release Gloucester PreK-8 Conf Early Release details

Friday, October 23

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester Trunk or Treat (rain date) detailsBeeman Memorial School
  • 6 p.m. Gloucester PTO Trunk or Treat detailsPlum Cove School
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex EES Hoe Down detailsEssex Elementary School

Tuesday, October 27

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School Cafeteria · Public meeting

Wednesday, October 28

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, October 29

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day: K-8 Conferences details
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee: Community Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School Cafeteria · Public meeting

Friday, October 30

  • No school Manchester Essex No School details

Monday, November 2

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting

Tuesday, November 3

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie Professional Development-No School for Students detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • No school Gloucester No School Professional Development Day details
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, November 4

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting - Community Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School · Public meeting

Thursday, November 5

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester GHS Open House for 8th Graders detailsGloucester High School

Monday, November 9

  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Tuesday, November 10

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School Cafeteria · Public meeting

Wednesday, November 11

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie Veteran's Day-No School detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • No school Gloucester Veterans Day - No School details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: Veteran's Day details
  • No school Rockport No School details

Thursday, November 12

  • 2:30 p.m. Gloucester School Musical Auditions detailsPlum Cove School
  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting

Friday, November 13

  • 2:30 p.m. Gloucester School Musical Auditions detailsPlum Cove School

Saturday, November 14

  • 4 p.m. Manchester Essex Spaulding Education Night of Stars detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Tuesday, November 17

  • 4 p.m. Rockport Gr 5-Ye Olde Colonial Faire details
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, November 18

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, November 19

  • 5:30 p.m. Rockport SEPAC Meeting detailsRockport Elementary School · Public meeting
  • 6:30 p.m. Rockport RPS Super Summit(Band, Chorus & Orchestra)-Finale Concert detailsRMHS Gym

Friday, November 20

  • All day Manchester Essex Middle/High School Musical 🎭 Les Miserables School Edition detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Saturday, November 21

  • All day Essex North Shore Aggie Open House (Saturday) detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School

Tuesday, November 24

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School Cafeteria · Public meeting

Wednesday, November 25

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie Thanksgiving Recess-No School detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • Early release Gloucester PreK-12 Early Release details
  • Early release Manchester Essex Early Release Day details
  • Early release Rockport Early Release - Students & Staff details

Thursday, November 26

  • No school Gloucester No School details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: Thanksgiving Recess 🥧 details
  • No school Rockport No School details

Friday, November 27

  • No school Gloucester No School details

Tuesday, December 1

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, December 2

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7:30 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, December 3

  • 9 a.m. Gloucester K-2 Winter Concert detailsPlum Cove School
  • 9:45 a.m. Gloucester 3-5 Winter Concert detailsPlum Cove School
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex High School Winter Concert 🎵 detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Saturday, December 5

  • 10 a.m. Gloucester Beeman Holiday Fair detailsBeeman Memorial School

Monday, December 7

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting

Tuesday, December 8

  • Early release Gloucester PreK-12 Early Release - PD details
  • Early release Rockport Early Release - Students Only details

Wednesday, December 9

  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Thursday, December 10

  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Elementary Winter Concert 🎵 detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Monday, December 14

  • 6:30 p.m. Rockport RES Band, Chorus & Orchestra Winter Concert detailsRMHS Auditorium

Wednesday, December 16

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, December 17

  • 5:30 p.m. Rockport SEPAC Meeting detailsRockport Elementary School · Public meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting
  • 6:30 p.m. Gloucester Holiday Concert detailsGloucester High School

Wednesday, December 23

  • Early release Gloucester PreK-12 Early Release details
  • Early release Manchester Essex Early Release details
  • Early release Rockport Early Release - Students & Staff details
  • Early release Essex North Shore Aggie Early Release detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School

Thursday, December 24

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie Winter Vacation-No School detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: Winter Recess ❄️ details
  • No school Rockport No School details

Monday, December 28

  • No school Rockport No School details

Monday, January 4

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting

Wednesday, January 6

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 4:30 p.m. Gloucester Program Subcommittee Meeting - Library 5-6pm detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Tuesday, January 12

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Auditorium · Public meeting

Wednesday, January 13

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, January 14

  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting & Annual Dinner detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting

Monday, January 18

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie Martin Luther King Day-No School detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • No school Gloucester MLK Jr. Day - No School details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: MLK Day details
  • No school Rockport No School details

Wednesday, January 20

  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, January 21

  • 5:30 p.m. Rockport SEPAC Meeting detailsRockport Elementary School · Public meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Middle School Winter Concert 🎵 detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Tuesday, January 26

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, January 27

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Monday, February 1

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting

Tuesday, February 2

  • Early release Gloucester PreK-12 Early Release PD details
  • Early release Rockport Early Release - Students Only details
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Auditorium · Public meeting

Wednesday, February 3

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, February 4

  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Tuesday, February 9

  • All day Gloucester 5th Grade Play detailsWest Parish School
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, February 10

  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, February 11

  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting

Friday, February 12

  • Early release Rockport Early Release - Students & Staff details

Monday, February 15

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie February Vacation-No School detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • No school Gloucester President's Day - No School details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: Presidents' Day details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: February Vacation ☃️ details
  • No school Rockport No School details

Tuesday, February 23

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School · Public meeting

Wednesday, February 24

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, February 25

  • 5:30 p.m. Rockport SEPAC Meeting detailsRockport Elementary School · Public meeting

Friday, February 26

  • All day Gloucester Frozen Jr Performance @6pm detailsO'Maley Middle School

Saturday, February 27

  • All day Gloucester Frozen Jr Performance @1pm detailsO'Maley Middle School

Monday, March 1

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting

Tuesday, March 2

  • Early release Rockport Early Release - Students Only details
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, March 3

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, March 4

  • Early release Gloucester PreK-8 Early Release - Conferences details

Saturday, March 6

  • All day Gloucester Frozen Jr Performance @1pm detailsO'Maley Middle School

Tuesday, March 9

  • Early release Gloucester PreK-12 Early Release PD details

Wednesday, March 10

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, March 11

  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting

Friday, March 12

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day: K-8 Conferences/ High School Full day for students details

Monday, March 15

  • No school Manchester Essex No School-Professional Development details

Tuesday, March 16

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Auditorium · Public meeting

Wednesday, March 17

  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, March 18

  • 5:30 p.m. Rockport SEPAC Meeting detailsRockport Elementary School · Public meeting

Tuesday, March 23

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School Cafeteria · Public meeting

Wednesday, March 24

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, March 25

  • All day Manchester Essex 5th Grade Musical 🎭 detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Wednesday, March 31

  • 4:30 p.m. Gloucester Program Subcommittee Meeting - Library 5-6pm detailsPublic meeting

Monday, April 5

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting
  • 6:30 p.m. Rockport RES Band, Chorus & Orchestra Spring Concert detailsRMHS Auditorium

Tuesday, April 6

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Wednesday, April 7

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, April 8

  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex High School Spring Concert 🎵 detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Monday, April 12

  • All day Gloucester School Musical detailsPlum Cove School

Tuesday, April 13

  • All day Gloucester School Musical detailsPlum Cove School

Wednesday, April 14

  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Monday, April 19

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie April Vacation-No School detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • No school Gloucester Patriots Day - No School details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: Patriot's Day details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: April Vacation 🌷 details
  • No school Rockport No School details

Monday, April 26

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, April 28

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, April 29

  • 5:30 p.m. Rockport SEPAC Meeting detailsRockport Elementary School · Public meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Arts Festival/Open Mic Night 🎤 detailsMS/HS Learning Commons

Monday, May 3

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Tuesday, May 4

  • Early release Gloucester PreK-5 Early Release - PD details

Wednesday, May 5

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 4:30 p.m. Gloucester Program Subcommittee Meeting - Library 5-6pm detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, May 6

  • All day Manchester Essex High School Art Exhibit 🎨 detailsMS/HS
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Spring Vocal Showcase 🎤 detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Friday, May 7

  • 5 p.m. Manchester Essex MMES Hit the Street for Little Feet 5K detailsManchester Memorial Elementary School

Wednesday, May 12

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, May 13

  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Middle School Spring Concert 🎵 detailsMS/HS Auditorium

Tuesday, May 18

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, May 19

  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, May 20

  • 5:30 p.m. Rockport SEPAC Meeting detailsRockport Elementary School · Public meeting

Friday, May 21

  • Early release Rockport Early Release - Students Only details

Monday, May 24

  • All day Gloucester Scholastic Book Fair detailsWest Parish School

Tuesday, May 25

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School Cafeteria · Public meeting

Wednesday, May 26

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, May 27

  • All day Manchester Essex Elementary Art Exhibit 🎨 detailsMS/HS
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Elementary Spring Concert 🎵 detailsMS/HS Auditorium
  • 6:30 p.m. Rockport Gr 4-State Fair details

Monday, May 31

  • No school Essex North Shore Aggie Memorial Day-No School detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • No school Gloucester Memorial Day - No School details
  • No school Manchester Essex No School: Memorial Day details
  • No school Rockport No School details

Tuesday, June 1

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex School Committee Meeting detailsMS/HS Learning Commons · Public meeting

Wednesday, June 2

  • Early release Manchester Essex 1/2 Day-Professional Development details
  • 3:30 p.m. Rockport Gr 2-End of Year Show details
  • 4:30 p.m. Rockport Gr 3-Caregiver Open House details
  • 7 p.m. Rockport School Committee detailsRockport Library · Public meeting

Thursday, June 3

  • Calendar Essex North Shore Aggie Graduation-6:00 PM detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School
  • 3:15 p.m. Rockport K-Gr 1- Caregiver Open House details
  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Middle School Civics Fair details

Friday, June 4

  • 4 p.m. Manchester Essex Graduation 🎓 detailsHyland Athletic Field

Monday, June 7

  • 3:15 p.m. Manchester Essex School Council detailsPublic meeting

Wednesday, June 9

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, June 10

  • 9 a.m. Gloucester K-2 Spring Concert detailsPlum Cove School
  • 9:45 a.m. Gloucester 3-5 Spring Concert detailsPlum Cove School
  • 5:30 p.m. Essex North Shore Aggie School Committee Meeting detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School · Public meeting

Monday, June 14

  • Calendar Manchester Essex Last Day of Kindergarten (may be adjusted due to snow days) details

Wednesday, June 16

  • Early release Gloucester If No Snow Days - Last Day of School PreK-11 with Early Release details
  • Early release Rockport Last Day (No Snow Days) - Early Release details
  • Calendar Rockport Last Day of School details
  • 5 p.m. Gloucester B&F Subcommittee Meeting detailsPublic meeting

Thursday, June 17

  • Calendar Manchester Essex Last Day of School (If no snow days) details
  • Early release Essex North Shore Aggie Last Day of School-Early Release detailsEssex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School

Friday, June 18

  • No school Manchester Essex No School-Juneteenth Observed 6/18/27 details

Tuesday, June 22

  • 6 p.m. Manchester Essex Essex School Building Committee Meeting detailsEssex Elementary School Cafeteria · Public meeting

Wednesday, June 23

  • 6 p.m. Gloucester School Committee detailsPublic meeting

Friday, June 25

  • Calendar Manchester Essex Last Day of School (If 5 snow days *) details

From each district's own calendar, updated daily: Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester Essex, Essex North Shore. Dates change for weather; check with the district.

School news

Schools

Manchester Essex School Committee to hear elementary school plans and the FY27 outlook Tuesday

Cape Ann Current Staff How we work

The principals of Essex Elementary and Memorial School present improvement plans, the building committee reports in, and a finance panel keeps talking about rental and student activity fees.

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Schools

Essex school committee wanted to see possible cuts before setting a budget

Cape Ann Current Staff How we work

At its Sept. 22 meeting the Essex School Building Committee declined to pick a target price for the new Essex Elementary School and sent a list of cost saving ideas to a working group.

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Schools

What's for lunch in October: every Cape Ann school menu, side by side

Cape Ann Current Staff How we work

Pizza Fridays in Gloucester and Rockport, fish on Fridays in Manchester and Essex, a new protein bowl at Rockport High, and no lunch listed on two Gloucester half days. All of it is free.

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Schools

Manchester leaders warn voters have not heard the tax bill for the Essex school project

Cape Ann Current Staff How we work

With a fall town meeting vote weeks away, officials from both towns and the school district agreed on a fast schedule to put tax impact numbers in front of residents.

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Schools

School calendar: committee meetings, an Oct. 7 half day and an Essex Elementary forum

Cape Ann Current Staff How we work

Manchester Essex students have a half day Wednesday, Oct. 7, and the Essex School Building Committee holds a community meeting the next night.

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