Howell Schools Adds Two Days in June as Snow Make-UpsHowell Schools Adds Two Days in June as Snow Make-Ups

4/5/14 - Administration and the teachers’ union at Howell Public Schools have come to an agreement for how to make up the time lost to snow days this winter. The unusually high snowfall and bitterly cold temperatures experienced this season have caused the district to exceed the six calendar days “forgiven” by the state for weather conditions each year. This left Howell Schools with 9.5 hours of instruction left to make up. Officials held meetings with the Howell Education Association to determine the best options, and the two groups have decided to add two instructional days to the end of the current school calendar. The last day of instruction for Howell students will now be Tuesday, June 10th. Superintendent Ron Wilson says the district is aware that many families schedule vacations during the summer, and administrators looked at several options to try and minimize the impact of the lost days. Brighton Area Schools cancelled several off days that had been previously scheduled to avoid adding instructional days at the end of the calendar. Fowlerville students will need to stay in class for an extra four days at the end of the year, pushing the end of classes there to June 12th. (JK)