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DCPS Winter Holiday Schedule

Monday Dec. 17 - Friday, Dec. 21
Schools are closed for weather days, but district offices are open. All 12-month (261 days) employees and all 10-month clerical, 10-month District custodial and 10-month security guards are scheduled to work this week. If principals are going to close their schools this week and have any employees who are scheduled to work, including themselves, these employees will have to voluntarily take leave or will have to be allowed to work at another worksite pursuant to applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Monday, Dec. 24 - Tuesday, Jan. 1
Schools and district offices are closed. All district and school-based employees are off and no one has to take leave. The only exception to this would be if there is an emergency and an employee is called in to work, or there is an agreement between a supervisor and an employee to work during this period.

Readings and Book Signings by Juvenile Fiction Writer

On Saturday, December 22, from 2 - 6 p.m., at the 3 Eclectic Chicks Art Boutique, 1704 Hendricks Avenue, local author, Jane R. Wood will be giving several free entertaining readings from her books Voices in St. Augustine and Adventures on Amelia Island: A Pirate, A Princess, and Buried Treasure.

Voices in St. Augustine is an intriguing and humorous tale that captures the imagination of young readers and offers a fun way to learn the history of Florida's oldest city. Adventures, is a thrilling tale of ghosts, pirates and buried treasure. In both books, Wood is able to weave the history of her settings into the storylines, making her books educational as well as fun. Many of the details in the books are based on historic fact and local legend. During the event, Wood will also be signing copies of both books.

Students ages nine through 14 are welcome to attend the event, but must be accompanied by an adult. Entertainment by the Lakeshore Presbyterian Church Ringers and light refreshments will be offered. For more event information, please call 904.306.0923.