Montgomery County Public Schools will have to make up one of its seven snow days this school year, meaning the last day of school has been pushed back to Monday, June 15.
MCPS Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers announced the decision from Maryland State Superintendent at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting.
The school system had originally requested the state waive three of hits seven snow days, which would have put it three school days short of the required 180 days. MCPS builds 184 school days into its calendar each year to provide a buffer in case of inclement weather closures.
Bowers revised the waiver request to two days and Lowery agreed, meaning the last day of school will be pushed back from Friday, June 12 to Monday, June 15.
The teacher workday scheduled for June 15 will now be held on Tuesday, June 16. June 15 will be an early release day.
In its original three-day waiver request, MCPS said adding three days to the end of the school year would’ve cost between $1.7 million and $2 million, mostly due to personnel costs.
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