Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Public Schools has submitted  to North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum’s Office, and the State Department of Public Instruction, a school closure waiver application for when school was not in session for two days, due to snow storms, this school year.

Superintendent Josh Johnson says the school was not in session for that reason, on February 7 and March 14, 2019. If the waiver is granted, Valley City Public Schools, will not be required to make up the days, before the end of this school year.

If  the waiver is NOT granted for one or both days, Valley City Public Schools has come up with a plan, to schedule make up days:

Monday, April  22, a full school day.

May 6-17 extending the school day to equal one full school day.

In other school news, the school district will have the third and final Early Dismissal Professional Development Day this  school year on Wednesday, April 3.  Teachers, administrators, and support staff will receive required training that day for the use of CPR and AED’s.

Teachers and principals will also participate in a Technology Ed Camp for the remaining portion of the day.

The school district reports that it is continuing to implement the BridgED Technology Plan at and Professional Development for teachers and administrators in the use of technology that is important for a continued successful implementation.

Over the past two years, Valley City Public Schools, has submitted and has been approved for an instructional waiver with the Department of Public Instruction to implement three early dismissal Professional Development days into the district calendar. These approved hours (nine total) of professional development can not be substituted for storm make-up.

Without the use of the earlier dismissal days, the school district would not be able to meet its professional development and training requirements.

Any questions can be directed to Valley City Public Schools.