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Howard County board approves calendar plan to make up five snow days
Summary
The Howard County Board of Education voted 6–2 to adopt ‘Option 2’ to recover five inclement-weather days: use June 16–18 as scheduled and add school days April 6 (full), April 15 (half) and May 14 (convert to full), and make next week (March 3) a full day. The student member, staff and MSDE guidance shaped the proposal.
The Howard County Board of Education on Feb. 26 adopted a plan to make up five inclement-weather days and two hours of high-school instruction lost this winter. Miss Watts moved the measure and Dr. Chen seconded it; the motion passed 6–2.
The adopted Option 2 uses the three days already built into the calendar — June 16–18 — and adds April 6 (Easter Monday) as a full school day, designates April 15 as a half day for students (a professional learning day for staff converted to a half day for students), makes May 14 a full…
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