FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2014
Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) will hold classes on April 21 and June 13 to make
up two instructional days lost to inclement weather closings. The Maryland State
Department of Education (MSDE) waived three of the required 180 days that students
must attend school, making June 13 the last day for students and June 11 the last day for
Pre-K.
Interim Superintendent Nancy V. Highsmith originally requested that MSDE waive five
student days. CCPS closed for ten instructional days during the 2013-14 school year due
to inclement weather, and the school calendar already had five days built in at the end of
the school year for inclement weather closings. On March 31, 2014, MSDE denied the
request for a waiver of five days, citing that the school system’s request did not
demonstrate an effort to modify the school calendar to make up for lost instructional
time.
As a result of that denial by MSDE and at the direction of the Board of Education, Ms.
Highsmith asked for MSDE’s approval to use one or more holidays as student make-up
days, proposing the use of the Easter Monday holiday, April 21, and the Memorial Day
holiday, May 26. After careful reconsideration, Ms. Highsmith proposed the use of April
21 and June 13 as instructional days and requested a modified waiver for three days.
Memorial Day, May 26, will remain a holiday for CCPS.
On April 3, 2014, State Superintendent Lillian Lowery approved the use of Monday,
April 21 and Friday, June 13. The Board of Education will formally vote on this calendar
change at their April 10, 2014 meeting.
In addition, the Board of Education has asked the CCPS Calendar Committee to
designate additional make-up days in the 2014-2015 school calendar in the event the
school system exceeds the make-up days currently included in the calendar.
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Contact:
Karen Maxey
410-535-7220
maxeyk@calvertnet.k12.md.us
April 3, 2014
Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) will hold classes on April 21 and June 13 to make
up two instructional days lost to inclement weather closings. The Maryland State
Department of Education (MSDE) waived three of the required 180 days that students
must attend school, making June 13 the last day for students and June 11 the last day for
Pre-K.
Interim Superintendent Nancy V. Highsmith originally requested that MSDE waive five
student days. CCPS closed for ten instructional days during the 2013-14 school year due
to inclement weather, and the school calendar already had five days built in at the end of
the school year for inclement weather closings. On March 31, 2014, MSDE denied the
request for a waiver of five days, citing that the school system’s request did not
demonstrate an effort to modify the school calendar to make up for lost instructional
time.
As a result of that denial by MSDE and at the direction of the Board of Education, Ms.
Highsmith asked for MSDE’s approval to use one or more holidays as student make-up
days, proposing the use of the Easter Monday holiday, April 21, and the Memorial Day
holiday, May 26. After careful reconsideration, Ms. Highsmith proposed the use of April
21 and June 13 as instructional days and requested a modified waiver for three days.
Memorial Day, May 26, will remain a holiday for CCPS.
On April 3, 2014, State Superintendent Lillian Lowery approved the use of Monday,
April 21 and Friday, June 13. The Board of Education will formally vote on this calendar
change at their April 10, 2014 meeting.
In addition, the Board of Education has asked the CCPS Calendar Committee to
designate additional make-up days in the 2014-2015 school calendar in the event the
school system exceeds the make-up days currently included in the calendar.
# # #
Contact:
Karen Maxey
410-535-7220
maxeyk@calvertnet.k12.md.us