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Great Valley board opens discussion on virtual "flexible instruction days" as calendar concern
Summary
Board members discussed adopting flexible instruction days (virtual instruction days) or a hybrid model to avoid extending the school year too late into June. No formal action was taken; staff will return with options for the April 21 meeting.
Superintendent Charice introduced a discussion at the April 7 work session about using flexible instruction days (FID) — remote instructional days the district can apply to PDE to use for inclement weather instead of making up traditional snow days at the end of the year.
Charice said FID applications must be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education by June 1, and PDE would notify districts by August 1 if approved. A district may use up to five FID days in a school year if approved. The superintendent said Great Valley is one of the few Chester County districts that does not…
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