The Manatee County School Board has voted on a makeup school day for time missed during Hurricane Matthew.
- Monday, Oct. 24 will be a school day in Manatee
- The day was originally a day off for students
- District closed schools Oct. 7 due to Matthew
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The board voted Tuesday night to make Monday, Oct. 24, a full day of school for students, instead of a day off for students and a teacher work day as originally scheduled.
The School District had to close all schools on Friday, Oct. 7, because local and state emergency management officials asked the school district to open five schools for shelters during Hurricane Matthew.
The School District had already lost two days of school (Sept. 1-2) to Hurricane Hermine. On Sept. 27, the School Board approved the following measures to make up those two lost days:
- Remove Oct. 5 as a Professional Learning Early Release (students will attend a full day);
- Remove Dec. 7 as a Professional Learning Early Release (students will attend a full day);
- Adjust the start of winter break and end the first semester on Dec. 22 instead of Dec. 21 (student and staff make-up day);
- Winter Break will start on Friday, Dec. 23.
In addition, at last night’s meeting, the School Board approved the following revisions to the 2016-2017 academic calendar:
- Monday, Dec. 19 will be a full day of school for all students, not an early release day for high school students as originally planned;
- Thursday, Dec. 22, will be a half day for high school students;
- The last day for teachers and paraprofessionals will be a district work day Friday, June 2, 2017.