Henrico Schools adds March 29 student holiday using 'banked' time
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Henrico County Public Schools is adjusting the 2023-24 school calendar to add a staff and student holiday on Friday, March 29. The holiday will use time that had been set aside for snow days and other unexpected events.
The school division “banks” instructional time each year to offset unplanned closures during inclement weather or other emergencies. When that time is not needed for weather, the superintendent can use it to create additional days off while still ensuring that HCPS meets Virginia’s requirements for instructional time. The potential for a March 29 closure had been indicated on the school division’s calendar since it was released.
Because the additional Friday holiday falls just before the division’s spring break, the April 1-5 break will begin a day earlier.
HCPS also recently announced that March 5 will be a student holiday and staff clerical day to safely accommodate voting needs for Virginia’s presidential primary election. More than 50 division schools will serve as polling places.
To view the entire 2023-24 school year calendar, visit https://www.henricoschools.us/page/school-calendar.
