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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone know if FCPS plans on another pre-labor day start for the 2018-19 year?
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Yes.  They won't move it back now that they got approval to shift it before labor day.[/quote]

Anyone know how long the approval is good for? Is it good for forever, or do we still have to meet the criteria to use it?[/quote]

Have to meet a set of criteria over 10 years:

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/pre-labor-day_waiver/index.shtml

[quote]The Board of Education may waive the first day
students attend school begins after Labor Day
requirement based on one of the “good cause” options
of Section 22.1-79.1 of the Code of Virginia: Being
closed an average of eight days per year during any
five of the last 10 years because of severe weather
conditions, energy shortages, power failures, or other
emergency situations[/quote]

source: http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/A6V3FG72B8D2/$file/FCPS%20Missed%20School%20Days%20Calculations%20for%20Pre%20Labor%20Day%20Waiver.pdf
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"All school divisions must certify annually that they meet one of the criteria above for a pre-Labor Day opening waiver or that they will not open prior to Labor Day."  I could see us not meeting the criteria in the future ... just saying. [/quote]

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