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Fayetteville Public Schools closed Dec. 6, make-up dates announced

By Dustin Bartholomew ·

Fayetteville Public Schools will be closed Friday, Dec. 6 due to the winter weather, it was announced Thursday afternoon.

Superintendent Vicki Thomas also on Thursday released a schedule of make-up days, including a contingency plan for future snow days.

“It appears that we may have more challenging weather ahead of us and I wanted to outline for you the make-up plan so that everyone will have adequate time to adjust your schedules and prepare,” Thomas wrote in an email to parents Thursday. “Our hope is that we will not have to miss any more days but we must plan and prepare for the worst case scenario and hope for the best.”

The full make-up day schedule released Thursday is below.

Regular Calendar Schools

  • Make-up day for Dec. 5, 2013 will be Saturday, Jan. 25
  • Make-up day for Dec. 6 will be Friday, March 14 (previously designated as an inservice day)
  • Make-up day for Dec. 9 will be Saturday, Feb. 8
  • Make-up day for Dec. 10 will be Friday, April 4 (previously designated as a parent-teacher conference day)
  • Make-up day for Dec. 11 will be Saturday, April 12
  • Make-up day for Jan. 6 will be Saturday, May 3
  • If required, a 7th make-up day will be June 2
  • If required, an 8th make-up day will be June 3
  • If required, a 9th make-up day will be June 4
  • If required, a 10th make-up day will be June 5
  • If required, an 11th make-up day will be June 6

Continuous Learning Calendar Schools (Asbell and Happy Hollow)

  • Make-up day for Dec. 5, 2013 will be June 16
  • Make-up day for Dec. 6, 2013 will be Friday, March 14 (previously designated as an inservice day)
  • If required, a 3rd make-up day will be June 17
  • If required, a 4th makeup day will be Friday, April 4 (previously designated a parent-teacher conference day)
  • If required, a 5th make-up day will be April 28 (intersession)
  • If required, a 6th make-up day will be April 29 (intersession)
  • If required, a 7th make-up day will be August 30 (intersession)
  • If required, an 8th make-up day will be May 1 (intersession)

    • If required, a 9th make-up day will be May 2 (intersession)

  • If additional make-up days are required, the February intersession days will be recaptured in sequential order of Feb. 10 – 14
  • Finally, if additional days are need they will be added to the conclusion of the school year, June 18th, 19th and 20th

Schedule for Saturday Makeup Days

  • Elementary Schools will begin at 8 a.m. and dismiss at 2:30 p.m.
  • Holt Middle School will begin at 7:40 a.m. and end at 2:15 p.m.
  • McNair Middle School will begin at 7:40 a.m. and conclude at 2:22 p.m.
  • Owl Creek will begin at 7:50 a.m. and conclude at 2:20 p.m.
  • Ramay Junior High will begin at 8:25 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m.
  • Woodland Junior High will begin at 8:25 a.m. and conclude 3 p.m.
  • Fayetteville High School will begin at 8:20 a.m. and conclude at 3:15 p.m.
  • ALLPS will begin at 8:20 a.m. and conclude at 3:15 p.m.