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Day care director asks Manassas board to move MCPS 2027 spring break to align with neighboring counties

Manassas City Public Schools Board of Education · January 14, 2026

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Summary

Dr. Robin Miller Young of Grama Children’s Learning Center asked the board to move the 2027 MCPS spring break from March 29–April 2 to March 22–26 to match nearby jurisdictions and ease childcare and family scheduling conflicts; the board did not take action at the meeting.

Dr. Robin Miller Young, director of the Grama Children’s Learning Center in Manassas, asked the Manassas City School Board to reconsider the district’s 2027 spring break calendar and move the dates to align with nearby counties.

"We provide care and educational services to approximately 110 children on a daily basis," Dr. Miller Young said during the public comment period. She told the board the currently posted MCPS 2027 spring break (Monday, March 29 to Friday, April 2) begins the week after Easter and does not match the spring breaks adopted by nearby jurisdictions including Prince William County, Fairfax, Loudoun and Stafford.

Miller Young asked the board to consider moving the break to Monday, March 22 through Friday, March 26, arguing such alignment would allow families who live and work across jurisdictions to spend breaks together and reduce childcare scheduling conflicts. She also requested the district convene a group of stakeholders to revisit the calendar decision, noting the calendar is subject to periodic revision "and any changes will be communicated as early as possible."

Board members did not take action on the request during the meeting; Chair Spall thanked Miller Young for the comment. No decision, vote or directed staff report on the calendar change was recorded in the transcript.

The transcript shows Miller Young asked for reconsideration and stakeholder review; it does not record a staff response with a timeline for follow-up or an indication the board will change the adopted 2027 calendar.