The Hooksett School Board is bouncing around the idea of dipping into spring holidays to make up for the lost instructional time if Hooksett students miss more than two more school days for weather-related cancelations.

Currently, Hooksett students have missed four school days due to winter weather, including the December ice storms, and are scheduled to be released for summer on June 26.

That leaves administrators with only two more days – Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30 – to complete the required 180 days of classroom instruction before they will either be forced to request a waiver from the state government or make up the missed days with scheduled vacation time.

“I’m not a fan of requesting a waiver for days,” said Superintendent Charles “Phil” Littlefield. “We have a lot of work to do with youngsters in 180 days. I’m a fan of delivering what we said we’d deliver and that’s 180 days.”

At the School Board meeting of Feb. 17, board members and administrators discussed the possibility of converting the Memorial Day holiday into an instructional day before dipping into the April vacation period, which is scheduled for April 27 to May 1.

School Board Chairman Maura Ouellette said she would prefer using Memorial Day as a school day rather than take away days from spring break.

“It’s kind of late to be telling people this now,” Ouellette said. “We have a lot of staff that go away in April. How do you require staff to be in if they are flying out and have already made vacation plans?”

Board member Becky Berk said she wants parent input before making any decision. “I would just be uncomfortable making that decision for all parents,” Berk said.

An up-to-date version of the current school year calendar is accessible online at hooksett.k12.nh.us.