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Calvert County Board of Education votes to request state waiver after Feb. 13 snow day
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The Calvert County Board of Education voted to submit a waiver request to the Maryland State Department of Education after a Feb. 13 inclement-weather school closing, asking permission to avoid adding a Monday at the end of the school year to meet the 180-day requirement.
The Calvert County Board of Education voted to submit a waiver request to the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) to avoid moving the last student day into a Monday after a Feb. 13 inclement-weather closing.
Chief Academic Officer Jackie Jacobs briefed the board on the impact of the missed day and the district’s options for making up time. Jacobs said the district must meet the 180-day requirement under state regulation and noted the district is also bound by a minimum-hours requirement. "We are required to go a hundred and 80 days…
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