The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...

[Anonymous]

Starting a new threat from the thread on HB1084 with a few updates that are going to get missed otherwise:

The bill passed out of the MD House today and on to the Senate but was amended in some important ways --

The bill only allows MCPS the ability to reduce the number of days in school below 180 in the event of inclement weather (or other specific issues detailed in the legislation) and still requires them to plan a calendar with 180 minimum days. It also sets a floor at 175 days -- MCPS cannot go under 175 days.

I still think we need to push MCPS to better plan for snow days, but this is far better than the original text that would have given MCPS carte blanche to reduce the number of days in the year.

It needs to pass the Senate still but this would be retroactive meaning schools would end on June 18...

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0004/HB1084_51312501.pdf

[Anonymous]

So this effectively means that MCPS can now plan a 180-day calendar with five built-in snow days?

Also interesting that it uses the term "hours of attendance" (not "hours of instruction").

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So this effectively means that MCPS can now plan a 180-day calendar with five built-in snow days?

Also interesting that it uses the term "hours of attendance" (not "hours of instruction").

Technically 182... it has to use at least two built in days before it can be granted relief... so 7 built in snow days for a minimum of 175 days. And the legislation expires after June 2027 unless its reupped by the legislature.

[Anonymous]

This sounds awful. So basically the Maryland legislature ok'ed MCPS kids getting only 175 days of instruction per year? Such a difference from Massachusetts which requires its school districts to schedule 185 days of school, to ensure that they get 180 with snow days.

But MCPS staff get more paid holidays, so I guess they're happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds awful. So basically the Maryland legislature ok'ed MCPS kids getting only 175 days of instruction per year? Such a difference from Massachusetts which requires its school districts to schedule 185 days of school, to ensure that they get 180 with snow days.

But MCPS staff get more paid holidays, so I guess they're happy.

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[Anonymous]

This is way better. My concern is MCPS loves to call snow days very generously. As a gift, if you will. This guarantees we will get 7 about snow calls per year. There’s ice on a road somewhere!!

[Anonymous]

Any idea how long this process will take before we know for sure the last day?

[Anonymous]

I think the amendments are good and make sense. I hope it passes.

[Anonymous]

And thanks for the update.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds awful. So basically the Maryland legislature ok'ed MCPS kids getting only 175 days of instruction per year? Such a difference from Massachusetts which requires its school districts to schedule 185 days of school, to ensure that they get 180 with snow days.

But MCPS staff get more paid holidays, so I guess they're happy.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds awful. So basically the Maryland legislature ok'ed MCPS kids getting only 175 days of instruction per year? Such a difference from Massachusetts which requires its school districts to schedule 185 days of school, to ensure that they get 180 with snow days.

But MCPS staff get more paid holidays, so I guess they're happy.

Massachusetts doesn't have non-student grading days after every quarter. They seem to not have as many closures as Maryland despite being further north. For instance MCPS have closed 6 days while many Massachusetts schools have closed 3 or 4 days.

[Anonymous]

Massachusetts has city and district schools not county. They also have higher state taxes for services like plowing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Starting a new threat from the thread on HB1084 with a few updates that are going to get missed otherwise:

The bill passed out of the MD House today and on to the Senate but was amended in some important ways --

The bill only allows MCPS the ability to reduce the number of days in school below 180 in the event of inclement weather (or other specific issues detailed in the legislation) and still requires them to plan a calendar with 180 minimum days. It also sets a floor at 175 days -- MCPS cannot go under 175 days.

I still think we need to push MCPS to better plan for snow days, but this is far better than the original text that would have given MCPS carte blanche to reduce the number of days in the year.

It needs to pass the Senate still but this would be retroactive meaning schools would end on June 18...

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0004/HB1084_51312501.pdf

It looks like it only applies to this year and next year and then expires?

[Anonymous]

This is so dumb. It's a reward to MCPS for its poor planning. What a pack of entitled leeches.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This sounds awful. So basically the Maryland legislature ok'ed MCPS kids getting only 175 days of instruction per year? Such a difference from Massachusetts which requires its school districts to schedule 185 days of school, to ensure that they get 180 with snow days.

But MCPS staff get more paid holidays, so I guess they're happy.

Exactly what do you think those children are learning in those last five hours of the last day before summer?

Zilch.