The Palm Beach County School Board members unanimously approved three previously scheduled professional development days for teachers (“teacher work days”) as make-up days for Hurricane Irma.

These days – October 16, November 3 and January 8, 2018 – were presented to the School Board for approval at Wednesday, Sept. 27’s regular Board meeting, and approved as make-up days. All Palm Beach County schools were closed seven school days to prepare for and clean up after Irma.

Two of the seven days were waived by Florida Education Commissioner Pam Stewart. It appears that it will not be necessary to make up up the other two missed days as the District will have met the instructional requirements without them.

The decision to make up the days was made after consulting with an advisory group of principals, teachers and other community stakeholders.