Montgomery County school kids will have two extra days of classes after 10 class days were canceled this school year because of snow and wintry conditions.
MCPS announced the state-approved make-up plan on Wednesday.
The make-up days will be Monday, April 21 and Friday, June 13.
The school system had previously made April 21, known as Easter Monday, a no-school day. But with the state rejecting the school system’s request for a five-day waiver last week, MCPS followed the lead of other counties and decided to schedule a day of classes.
June 13 is one day later than the previously scheduled last day of school, meaning MCPS got a four-day waiver approved by State Superintendent Lillian Lowery. MCPS scheduled four extra days of classes in the schedule, in case of emergency closings:
“We appreciate Dr. Lowery’s recognition that this has been a very unusual winter and her willingness to grant us some flexibility in our calendar,” MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr said in a press release. “By holding classes on April 21 and June 13, we can make up two valuable days of instruction without significantly disrupting our community’s summer schedules.”
