WASHINGTON — With a brutally snowy winter, local school systems are calculating, planning, and in some cases waiting to find out whether they will have to extend this year’s school calendar.
Maryland’s State Board of Education is expected to consider counties’ requests to allow students to attend fewer than the required 180 days of instruction on March 24.
Montgomery County’s Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers sent a request Tuesday, asking to waive 3 days. If the waiver is denied, three days will be added to the end of the school year.
Here is a round-up of local school systems’ plans to deal with this winter’s snow days:
Alexandria — Friday, April 17 will be a full day for traditional calendar schools. Friday, May 8 will be a full day for Samuel W. Tucker Elementary.
Anne Arundel County — Shortening spring break. Students will go to school on March 30.
Arlington County — Making up time by going full days, instead of half-days, on three Wednesdays (April 15, 22, 29)
Baltimore — No changes to original calendar.
Baltimore County — No changes.
Calvert County — Being considered at Thursday’s board of education meeting.
Carroll County — Will lose two days from spring break, March 30 and 31.
Charles County — Will be open three days during spring break — March 30, 31, April 1.
District of Columbia — No changes to original calendar.
Fairfax County — Had 13 days set aside, have used 9, so no changes necessary.
Falls Church — No changes to original calendar.
Fauquier County — Tuesday, March 24 will be full day, instead of parent-teacher conference day. In addition, students will go to school June 1-June 4.
Frederick County (Maryland) — Schools will be open April 1, June 16 and June 17.
Fredericksburg — No changes to original calendar.
Howard County — Has applied for state waiver — won’t adjust calendar until after ruling state board of education.
Loudoun County — Had 15 days set aside, have only used 10. No changes to calendar.
Manassas City — Hasn’t made decision yet.
Manassas Park — Hasn’t made decision.
Montgomery County — Has requested waiver. If needed, will add three days at end of school year.
Prince George’s County — Has requested two-day waiver from state board of education.
Prince William County — Has closed 8 times. No changes to original calendar.
Spotsylvania County — Students will have full day April 3.
Stafford County — Adds one day – June 15 — to end of calendar. April 3, May 22 and June 10 will become full days, instead of half-days.
