After weather closures, Franklin County schools set Feb. 17, March 23 and May 22 as makeup days
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Summary
Following recent snow and use of all NTI days, district leaders told the board they will require students to attend in‑person on Feb. 17, add March 23 as a makeup day, and convert May 22 to an in‑person day to satisfy required instructional time.
District leaders told the Franklin County Public Schools board on Feb. 9 that recent weather closures exhausted the district's bank of NTI days and that, after consulting the National Weather Service, they planned a sequence of makeup days.
Speaker 3 said the district will be in session on Tuesday, Feb. 17, and will use March 23 as a makeup day. The district also plans to make Friday, May 22, an in‑person instructional day; Feb. 16 will remain Presidents' Day. The superintendent framed the decision as a safety‑first judgment after the National Weather Service advised against putting buses on the road during the last event.
Board members discussed transportation staffing challenges, possible impacts on attendance and teacher availability, and options if additional days are required later in the school year. Staff also praised bus drivers and county road crews for their snow response and noted youth service coordinators performed meal deliveries during closures; the district acknowledged ordering deadlines and that food distribution during short notice events can be challenging.
Speaker 3 said the district will present a formal recommendation at the March meeting if additional scheduling decisions are needed. No formal vote to adopt a revised calendar was recorded in the transcript; the makeup day plan was described as the administration's recommendation.