Anonymous
03/10/2026 19:37
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:It was communicated that the state is likely to give MCPS a waiver if they make up June 17, June 18 and then one other day within the school year.
MCPS still wants the hours legislature to go through, but there is another option that keeps students from going into another week. Of course, MCPS has to actually use one of it's in school year calendar make up days first. If they wait and see with this legislature before making up a day, it may be too late to get the waiver.
Huh? Where did you hear this? Wasn't June 17th always a school day?
Anonymous
03/10/2026 19:34
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
March 20th should be an instructional day for students. Not a pointless “professional development day.”
Anonymous
03/10/2026 18:40
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Sense state said they would allow waiver if they go to the 18th and add back one day during the school year, they should extend school to the 18th, add April 15 as a half day, make April 16th a half day as well (to make up for some of the lost grading and reporting time), and extend grading deadline to the 17th.
What a complete clusterf* MCPS is. No one has any idea what the calendar is. MCPS refuses to plan properly for inclement weather, and now students lose instructional time, and parents and teachers have no idea what the schedule will be.
Anonymous
03/10/2026 17:52
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:The BOE will grant the waiver but April 6 seems unlikely due to the many families who have plans. I would think the professional day on April 15 makes the most sense, but the teachers union would have to agree to it. I would think they'd rather go on April 15 then go on June 22, 24, 25, and 26.
There's also May 29, which is Eid al-Adha and I don't think was on the list of possible days, but is the Wed after Memorial Day Monday... if we're discussing possible days that were never set aside as such. As long as people don't get unexcused absences for either this or April 6, I think either would be OK. They're making the perfect the enemy of the good.
Anonymous
03/10/2026 17:50
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Would the governor possibly veto this?
I don't think the governor can veto the state BOE. But the governor can veto the state legislature.
Anonymous
03/10/2026 17:45
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Would the governor possibly veto this?
Anonymous
03/10/2026 17:17
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
The BOE will grant the waiver but April 6 seems unlikely due to the many families who have plans. I would think the professional day on April 15 makes the most sense, but the teachers union would have to agree to it. I would think they'd rather go on April 15 then go on June 22, 24, 25, and 26.
Anonymous
03/10/2026 17:14
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
I heard the possible choices were Easter Monday, April professional day or the other Eid day in May. Seems like Easter Monday would create the fewest waves, (not a religious holiday or teacher contract day) but that date is coming up very soon. When will this be announced? I'm guessing spring breakers who have trips planned may be a little upset if Easter Monday is used....
Anonymous
03/10/2026 16:59
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Sense state said they would allow waiver if they go to the 18th and add back one day during the school year, they should extend school to the 18th, add April 15 as a half day, make April 16th a half day as well (to make up for some of the lost grading and reporting time), and extend grading deadline to the 17th.
*Since the state said they would allow a waiver….(as surely someone on here will point out the typo from voice to text)
Anonymous
03/10/2026 16:56
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Sense state said they would allow waiver if they go to the 18th and add back one day during the school year, they should extend school to the 18th, add April 15 as a half day, make April 16th a half day as well (to make up for some of the lost grading and reporting time), and extend grading deadline to the 17th.
Anonymous
03/10/2026 16:54
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
It was communicated that the state is likely to give MCPS a waiver if they make up June 17, June 18 and then one other day within the school year.
MCPS still wants the hours legislature to go through, but there is another option that keeps students from going into another week. Of course, MCPS has to actually use one of it's in school year calendar make up days first. If they wait and see with this legislature before making up a day, it may be too late to get the waiver.
MCPS still wants the hours legislature to go through, but there is another option that keeps students from going into another week. Of course, MCPS has to actually use one of it's in school year calendar make up days first. If they wait and see with this legislature before making up a day, it may be too late to get the waiver.
Anonymous
03/10/2026 16:48
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's HB 1084 and was referred to the Senate committee on 2/27
Yes, we know, but has anyone heard anything from our state senators or anyone else knowledgeable regarding the outlook and timing for this in the Senate?
It is not scheduled for a hearing for another two weeks, so will not be resolved anytime soon: https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB1084/2026
Does anyone know if this timeline means the Senate is likely intentionally slow-walking it and it's not going to pass? Or would they just not have a hearing at all if they wanted to kill it?
I sure hope that's the case. MCPS should not be let off the hook for its terrible planning.
Keeping schools open an extra week will cost $$$. Budget is already tight
Anonymous
03/10/2026 16:20
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's HB 1084 and was referred to the Senate committee on 2/27
Yes, we know, but has anyone heard anything from our state senators or anyone else knowledgeable regarding the outlook and timing for this in the Senate?
It is not scheduled for a hearing for another two weeks, so will not be resolved anytime soon: https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB1084/2026
Does anyone know if this timeline means the Senate is likely intentionally slow-walking it and it's not going to pass? Or would they just not have a hearing at all if they wanted to kill it?
They have a lot of business to conduct. The bill will pass.
Anonymous
03/10/2026 14:00
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's HB 1084 and was referred to the Senate committee on 2/27
Yes, we know, but has anyone heard anything from our state senators or anyone else knowledgeable regarding the outlook and timing for this in the Senate?
It is not scheduled for a hearing for another two weeks, so will not be resolved anytime soon: https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB1084/2026
Does anyone know if this timeline means the Senate is likely intentionally slow-walking it and it's not going to pass? Or would they just not have a hearing at all if they wanted to kill it?
I sure hope that's the case. MCPS should not be let off the hook for its terrible planning.
Anonymous
03/10/2026 12:28
Subject: The legislature may end up reverting the makeup days...
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's HB 1084 and was referred to the Senate committee on 2/27
Yes, we know, but has anyone heard anything from our state senators or anyone else knowledgeable regarding the outlook and timing for this in the Senate?
It is not scheduled for a hearing for another two weeks, so will not be resolved anytime soon: https://legiscan.com/MD/bill/HB1084/2026
Does anyone know if this timeline means the Senate is likely intentionally slow-walking it and it's not going to pass? Or would they just not have a hearing at all if they wanted to kill it?