The Ponca City School Board of Education revised the 2016-2017 school calendar at its May meeting.

The 2016-2017 school calendar was previously approved during the February meeting. The newly revised 2016-2017 school calendar can be found on the district website at www.pcps.us.

The amended 2016-2017 school calendar replaces six student contact days with six professional development days.

One of the days will be an all-employee professional development day to allow for required state and safety training. The other five days will be designated professional development days for certified staff only.

Adding professional development days to the calendar allows staff to be provided training to continually improve student practices and academic success. If professional development is provided on a day with no student contact, it alleviates substitute costs and eliminates the absence of a certified teacher from the classroom.