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Board debates snow days and virtual instruction after largest snowfall in 16 years
Summary
Board members pressed the superintendent for options after widespread storm disruptions: keep virtual instruction, build in snow days, start the year earlier, or use spring-break makeup days. Staff flagged state reporting rules, AP and Keystone testing windows, bargaining implications and unequal impacts across elementary and secondary students.
Board members spent considerable time examining the district's 2026'1 calendar after a historic storm that prompted virtual instruction and disrupted bus routes.
Several board members said families expected more traditional snow days after repeated weather interruptions. The superintendent explained the tradeoffs: the district must meet state instructional-day or instructional-hour requirements (the superintendent noted that the district typically runs a 182-day calendar while the state minimum is 180 days or equivalent…
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