MCA calendar changes listed

Published: February 7, 2012

MOUNT CARMEL - The Mount Carmel Area School District has announced changes to the 2011-2012 school calendar, which differs from what is currently printed on the red school calendar from the district.

The biggest change is that the Pennsylvania Department of Education is allowing schools in the Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference to hold their Pennsylvania System of School Assessment exams for math and reading one week later due to time missed because of flooding.

Therefore, PSSA testing for reading and math will be held the week of March 19, instead of March 12. An exact schedule will be announced.

The change affects only the reading and math tests. Writing and science will be tested as listed.

The February Act 80 day will be Wednesday, Feb. 29, not Feb. 24. There will be another Act 80 day Wednesday, March 28.

A snow make-up day for students and teachers, will be Friday, March 9, not Friday, March 16, as printed.

The high school musical, "Godspell," will be presented in the high school auditorium Friday, March 16 and Saturday, March 17, not March 30 and 31.