Dare County Schools Adopt Calendar Changes after Weather-Related Closures
Due to weather-related school closures during the 2018-2019 school year, Dare County Schools is announcing revisions to the calendar. Schools north of Oregon Inlet have missed 7 days, while schools on Hatteras Island have missed 6 days to date. The North Carolina General Assembly in Senate Bill 2 has forgiven the days missed due to Hurricane Florence. This is due to Dare County Schools having met the projected instructional hour’s requirement of a minimum of 1,025 throughout the course of the academic year.
Dare County Schools (DCS) stated in a press release that “while calendar flexibility from the General Assembly is appreciated, there is no substitute for actual teaching and learning time.” As such, the district leadership team has focused on an amended calendar that closes the gap in instructional time lost in the first semester.
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The following changes are reflected in the revised calendar:
Per DCS, the revised calendar balances both semesters and nets a gain of 5 full instructional days. In addition, holiday and spring break vacations remain intact. Lastly, this plan allows some flexibility if needed in the second semester, should more weather-related closures be required.