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Occasionally
inclement weather or other safety or health conditions require FCPS to cancel,
delay opening or otherwise change school routines or schedules. Typically,
cancellation and delay decisions are made by 5 a.m. that day and announced soon
after. If weather becomes a factor after school is already in session, a
decision to close early is made, whenever possible, by 10:30 a.m. that day.
Very rarely, FCPS may be required to take student safety precautions
immediately, with little or no notice. Although we notify numerous regional
news outlets, we encourage parents and guardians to use the following sources
for the most accurate news.
Delay Schedule for Half-Day Pre-K On days when school is opening two hours late due to inclement weather, half-day pre-K students will attend abbreviated 1˝-hour sessions. Breakfast will not be served. Morning sessions will start two hours late with the rest of the students at the school and dismiss one hour later than usual. The afternoon session will start one hour later than usual and dismiss at the regular time. This procedure provides half-day pre-K students with equitable instructional time.
Delay Schedule for CTC On
days when school opens two hours late due to inclement weather, morning
Evening Activities School-
and FCPS-sponsored after-school/evening activities (sports, plays, Board of Ed
meetings, etc.) and evening instructional programs (such as Flexible Evening HS
& the Twilight Program) are generally cancelled on days when school is
cancelled or closes early.
Note: The 2009-10 school calendar shows June 10 as the last day of school for
students. This includes 5 days allotted for snow or other emergencies. If we
don’t use all 5 days, the year will be shortened by the number of unused days.
If more days are required to meet the minimum 180 school days, make-up days
will be added in this order: Presidents’
Day (February 15), March 31, April 1, June 11 and 14.
Additional info is online in
Regulation 400-2: http://apps.fcps.org/dept/legal/regulations.cfm?152910821132356427Nav=|&NodeID=367
August 2009