Just checked Frederick, Howard, and Prince George's. Frederick is making up days over Spring Break. Howard and PG make it clear that their calendars are subject to change.

In Frederick County, they are using Spring Break days to make up for the snow days (http://www.fcps.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=2)
I believe Montgomery County has sufficient financial resources to match Frederick.

Here's what Howard County's school calendar says:
"*As of March 4, HCPSS has used the five inclement weather
days that were built into the calendar, as well as three
additional days. Maryland law requires a minimum of 180
school days each year. Once the winter season has ended,
the Board of Education will make a decision regarding the
makeup of the additional missed day(s)"

Prince George's County
(http://www1.pgcps.org/calendar/)
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June 5

Thursday

Last Day for Students (1/2 day ) – End of Fourth Quarter (42 days) – Subject to change due to inclement weather

June 6

Friday

Last Day for Teachers – Subject to change due to inclement weather

June 6 & 9-11

Friday & Monday - Wednesday

Inclement Weather Make-Up Days

MCPS said "the school year will be extended".

There is nothing conditional about that statement.
To suggest that they made this commitment without any way of meeting it is to suggest that they acted either irresponsibly or in bad faith.

Do you have any evidence to that effect?

I'm glad you asked. MCPS has had a contingency plan covering extra days in place since the beginning of the school year. You can find it at the bottom of the 2013-2014 school calendar:

"School Contingency Calendar, 2013–2014
If the school year should be disrupted by emergencies and schools are closed, the school year will be extended.
If schools are closed... The school year will be extended by...
5 days 1 day to June 13, 2014
6 days 2 days to June 13 and 16, 2014
7 days 3 days to June 13, 16, and 17, 2014
8 days 4 days to June 13, 16, 17, and 18, 2014
9 days 5 days to June 13, 16, 17, 18, and 19, 2014"

So they already have a plan in place to cover the required spending.

By this math, the extra days would cost $500,000 each.
That's an absolute bargain!

The FY2015 budget is $2.32 billion for 184 days -- $12.6 million per day. We should be thrilled to get it for $500k.

Mr. Starr and MCPS officials-- The service your teachers provide is really important. I urge you to value it more highly.

No, the MCPS waiver has *NOT* gone through. The State Board has agreed to accept waiver requests of up to 5 days, and MCPS today decided request the full 5 days. However the final decision on waivers lies with the state superintendent of schools. She has not yet made a decision.

If you oppose the waiver, it is not too late to speak out.

Hi all,

Our family is among those who oppose the waiver for MCPS. We are strong believers in public education, and agree with those who feel that MCPS should use the contingency plan it published, and end the school year on June 20.

After reviewing the calendar, the waiver, and other information published by MCPS, I've concluded that a June 13th end date would not comply with Maryland's legal requirement of 1,080 open hours of school for elementary students.

By my calculations, the current waiver requests provides only 1072.5 hours of elementary school time. Details, including sources, are available at are available at this page:
https://plus.google.com/111355200183289225526/posts/9bhNCnye2JJ

If you are interested in taking a principled stand for a full school year, please contact me at keithcc1966@gmail.com
(no haters, please!)

thanks,
Keith