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Board weighs limiting remote‑learning days and adding two traditional snow days to calendar
Summary
After a winter with several inclement‑weather closures, the board discussed parent and staff survey results (59% of parents favored keeping current remote days; staff preferred keeping remote days at 80%) and agreed to place a calendar change—proposing two built‑in snow days and further review of remote‑day limits—on the next agenda.
The Mars Area School District board held an extended discussion about whether to change the school‑year calendar after a heavy snowfall season.
An administrator reported the results of a district survey: roughly 1,211 parent‑household responses produced a 59% majority favoring the current remote‑learning approach and 41% favoring converting two days to traditional make‑up snow days. Staff responses favored keeping remote learning (about 80% keep, 20% convert). Board members described tradeoffs: supporters of…
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