Dale Recommends Snow Days Be Tacked on to the End of the Year & Ask for Waiver

The following email is being sent on behalf of Patty Reed:
Based on extensive feedback from the community and staff, Superintendent Dale has modified his recommendation on the calendar changes.

He will recommend we use the currently published calendar – school on April 12, June 23, 24 and 25 – to make up our current deficit of 4 “snow days.”

He will also recommend we seek a waiver for the last three days in June, plus any additional lost days, from the VA State Board of Education.  The rationale he will use is our attempt to exhaust all other remedies including using February 15 (snowed out), community rejection of adding time to the day, and other proposals that could not be operationalized.

He will submit a modified School Board Agenda item with these recommendations for consideration by the School Board at its meeting on March 4.

Patricia S. Reed
Providence District