DCPS day off Tuesday June 16, 2026?

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Get rid of one of those worthless PD days and end the year earlier

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Anonymous wrote:its Juneteenth. this whole calander is nuts, having the last day after a holiday is idiotic

Juneteenth is the 19th.

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Anonymous wrote:The new WTU CBA includes "wellness days" for teachers which are days off without PD, etc.
Perhaps June 16 is one of those days?

I'm pretty sure it's is the teacher wellness day. It's ridiculous. Nobody wants a wellness day during the last week of school! Just end earlier!

You’re right, nobody wants a wellness day the last week of school. Which is why it isn’t. The wellness days are clearly posted on the calendar and if you bothered to read the thread you’d see it’s a primary Election Day.

While it isn't a wellness day it will probably feel like one for teachers!
They should simply end the year on Friday, June 12, 2026.

As a teacher no one will feel like this is a wellness day. Who wants a wellness day the day before the last day of school? This kind of stuff just makes people feel like they are wasting our time.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher here and I've also been wondering what that day is. Primaries tend to be earlier in June and I cannot find what holiday it might be anywhere...

Primaries are every other year and then alternate between first Tuesday and third Tuesday. 2024 was first Tuesday, 2022 was 3rd Tuesday.

This is weird.
The 21-22 calendar did not have primary day off. https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/SY21-22-Final-Calendars_English-032322.pdf

There probably weren’t primaries that year.

Actually:

(a-1) The District of Columbia Public Schools system shall be closed to instruction on election day for District primary and general elections in order to facilitate voting in its facilities, beginning with the 2024 primary election.

Why are people still speculating even after PP posted the law and reason why it’s closed on June 16?

Weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Teacher here and I've also been wondering what that day is. Primaries tend to be earlier in June and I cannot find what holiday it might be anywhere...

Primaries are every other year and then alternate between first Tuesday and third Tuesday. 2024 was first Tuesday, 2022 was 3rd Tuesday.

This is weird.
The 21-22 calendar did not have primary day off. https://dcps.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dcps/publication/attachments/SY21-22-Final-Calendars_English-032322.pdf

There probably weren’t primaries that year.

Actually:

(a-1) The District of Columbia Public Schools system shall be closed to instruction on election day for District primary and general elections in order to facilitate voting in its facilities, beginning with the 2024 primary election.

Why are people still speculating even after PP posted the law and reason why it’s closed on June 16?

Weird.

With the one exception of someone thinking it's Juneteenth people aren't are speculating the reason for the closure after that post, instead it's why they couldn't end just a day or two earlier to avoid this strange ending.

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Anonymous wrote:The new WTU CBA includes "wellness days" for teachers which are days off without PD, etc.
Perhaps June 16 is one of those days?

I'm pretty sure it's is the teacher wellness day. It's ridiculous. Nobody wants a wellness day during the last week of school! Just end earlier!

You’re right, nobody wants a wellness day the last week of school. Which is why it isn’t. The wellness days are clearly posted on the calendar and if you bothered to read the thread you’d see it’s a primary Election Day.

While it isn't a wellness day it will probably feel like one for teachers!
They should simply end the year on Friday, June 12, 2026.

As a teacher no one will feel like this is a wellness day. Who wants a wellness day the day before the last day of school? This kind of stuff just makes people feel like they are wasting our time.

After a LONG excruciating school year (which is basically every year in DC) doesn't the first free day of the summer feel like a wellness day? I get that word wasn't used until COVID but it's a great feeling of relief! In this case it's one day too soon unless they just shorten the year.