ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Alexandria City School Board members and Acting Superintendent Grace Taylor called for a longer school day at the board's Nov. 5 meeting after staff said the division's short instructional day leaves room for only about four snow days.
The discussion came during a presentation on how Alexandria City Public Schools will decide and announce weather closures this winter. The process uses five color-coded statuses, aims for a decision by 6 p.m. the night before and moves the deadline for same-day calls from 5:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m.
"The bottom line is we need to extend our instructional day," Taylor said.
