FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 5, 2016
Calvert County Public Schools will open for students on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 instead of having a professional development day as previously scheduled. That day will be a two-hour early dismissal for students to allow for contractual teacher work time.
Dr. Daniel Curry, Superintendent, said, “As much as I hate to miss quality professional development, especially when it is specifically targeted to close achievement gaps, I hate to miss quality instructional time even more. We are making the decision to open schools for students on February 10 because we have already had four snow days, and we still have six weeks of winter. Since the teacher contract calls for two hours of teacher work time on February 10, we will dismiss two hours early on that day for that purpose.”
Families with previously scheduled commitments for February 10 should speak with an administrator in the school their child attends.
A decision about the professional development time will be made at a later time.
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