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Board debates FID snow-day pilot and enforces active-shooter drill rules

Delaware Valley School District Board of Education · January 16, 2026
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Summary

Trustees and administrators defended the district's pilot of Flexible Instruction Days (FID) for snow days, stressing fidelity of instruction and equity measures; they also ordered reminders that propping doors during active-shooter drills is not permitted and that school police will enforce procedures.

Board members spent substantial time discussing the district's use of Flexible Instruction Days (FID) as a contingency for snow days. Administrators said FID days are intended for remediation and review rather than new content and that elementary schedules are divided into half-hour blocks; they emphasized the need for fidelity (consistent implementation) across classrooms for FID to be effective.

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