School board opens consultations for school calendar

By Sarah Sobanski

Hastings Prince Edward District School Board is seeking parent feedback for its upcoming school calendar.

The board has released a draft of its 2017-'18 school calendar. It includes rough dates for the first day of school, Christmas break, winter break, professional activity days and the last day of school. According to a release by the board, the dates are open to consultations with parents, students and community members before they are finalized.

The proposed dates also include a list of statutory holidays and Ministry of Education school year calendar dates. They can be found online at www.hpedsb.on.ca ¹. Feedback can be submitted via email to [email protected] and via phone at calling 613-966-1170 or 1-800-267-4350. The deadline for feedback is Feb. 28.

1. http://www.hpedsb.on.ca