Cherry Hill BOE Discusses Calendar Changes For Snow Days

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Possible snow days plus construction may equal a change in the Cherry Hill Public School District’s calendar for the next three years.

The Board of Education has begun discussing the possibility of moving make-up days due to inclement weather to the spring break, the Cherry Hill Sun reports. The discussion was spurred by the possibility of construction in the district should the district’s proposal pass by referendum in the fall. Currently, make-up days are added to the end of the year, after the school’s scheduled make-up days are used.

The calendar for the 2018-19 school year has days off scheduled for Feb. 15 and 18 and March 15, which can be used for make-up days. Spring break is currently scheduled for April 19-26, and the last day of school is scheduled for June 21.

The current school year saw a number of snow days, including one as late as March 21, leading to an extra day at the end of the school year.

The "Cherry Hill Public Schools 2020: A Clear Vision for the Future" plan will go before voters in the fall. The plan focuses on upgrades to instructional spaces, security, infrastructure, community spaces and hard surfaces.

If approved, construction would follow, which would make it difficult to add days to the calendar at the end of the school year, with work likely to take place in the summer months.

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