Another bout of wintry weather has ended, but school districts are grappling with what to do now that built-in snow days are running out.
Read on to see what's happening in your school district:
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Public Schools
Built-In Days: 1
Days Used: 2
According to DCPS, a make-up day isn't required for just one snow day. But with two days used this winter, the school year will be extended. June 16 will become the last full day for students, and June 17 will be a half day.
MARYLAND
Frederick County Public Schools
Built-In Days: 7
Days Used: 6
So far, FCPS is in the clear, with one more snow day available. During the Presidents Day storm, county schools had planned days off for Feb. 15 and Feb. 16, so no snow days had to be used. However, if more than seven school days are needed, the first make-up day scheduled would be March 21.
Montgomery County Public Schools
Built-In Days: 4
Days Used: 6
According to MCPS' snow day policy, since the school district has surpassed its number of built-in snow days by two days, the school year will be extended two days. The last day for students is now set to be June 21. However, a final decision hasn't been made on how MCPS will process make-up days this year, said MCPS Senior Communications Specialist Gboyinde Onijala. Once a decision is made, MCPS will share the information with parents and students and will post it on the MCPS website, Onijala said.
Prince George's County Public Schools
Built-In Days: 4
Days Used: 7
PGCPS has four built-in snow days, according to public information officer Sherrie Johnson. The school district revised its 2015-2016 schedule, making Feb. 12 a regular school day for staff and students, a change from its originally scheduled professional development day for teachers. By changing Feb. 12 to a school day, the number of additional days added at the end of the school year will be limited. Johnson said PGCPS will wait until winter is over before deciding how to make up additional days.
VIRGINIA
Alexandria City Public Schools
Built-In Days: 3
Days Used: 7
Alexandria has used seven days, so makeup days are set for March 4 and April 22. If more than nine days are used, the total instructional hours will need to be reviewed.
Arlington Public Schools
Built-In Days: 10
Days Used: 8
APS has two more snow days until the district's calendar is affected. According to Executive Administration Specialist Ricardo Sorto, after the 10 built-in days are used up, the school board will decide which days currently scheduled as teacher work days or early-release days should be used as makeup school days.
Fairfax County Public Schools
Built-In Days: 13
Days Used: 8
FCPS is an hours district, so it builds in the equivalent of about 13 days. So far, eight days have been used so no makeup days are required. If the district surpasses the amount of banked days, April 22 can be used as a makeup day.
Falls Church City Public Schools
Built-In Days: 9-10 days
Days Used: 6
According to Superintendent Toni Jones, Falls Church is an hours district, so it builds in extra hours instead of days. The school district banks 65 hours, the equivalent of nine or 10 days, so they don't need to schedule any make-up days at this time.
Loudoun County Public Schools
Built-In Days: 15
Days Used: 8
No need to worry for LCPS. With the district only using eight of the 15 days built into the calendar, no additional days have been added to the calendar for students so far. LCPS will not be altering the schedule, said public information officer Wayde Byard.
Manassas City Public Schools
Built-In Days: Not Available
Days Used: 5
MCPS has technically had seven snow days, but two of those days were during states of emergency as declared by Gov.Terry McAuliffe. Therefore, those two days don't need to be made up, leaving the district with five snow days used, said public communications coordinator Almeta Radford. MCPS did not provide a set number of built-in days. Currently, MCPS doesn't have to make up any days, Radford said.
Manassas Park City Schools
Built-In Days: Not Available
Days Used: 6
MPCS could not provide the number of hours built into the schedule for inclement weather, but the fixed schedule is built to exceed minimum state requirements in total instructional time. According to staff, there are enough built-in hours to cover closure due to inclement weather, and MCPS will not have to make up snow days.
Prince William County Public Schools
Built-In Days: 12
Days Used: 8
According to Director of Communication Services Phil Kavits, the approved calendar for PWCS provides the equivalent of approximately 12 days' worth of hours above Virginia's 990-hour requirement for instructional time. The 12 days remained after the district's recent decision to have no school March 1 for the primary election, he said. With eight closures and a couple of delayed openings, PWCS has less than 29.5 hours left (fewer than five days) before the district would fall under the state minimum requirement. If this were to happen, makeup days, on which there are currently no classes, can be converted back to regular school days. Those possible days can be found on the school calendar.
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