We are closed (for students) on Friday, November 6, for Parent-Teacher Conference Day and on Monday, November 9, for the Association of Independent Maryland Schools (AIMS) Annual Conference. In past years, we closed at 12:15 P.M. for Parent-Teacher conferences. While helpful, the half-day format was really less than a half-day because most conferences did not start until approximately 12:45 or 1:00 P.M., after dismissal had ended and teachers had a chance to get a bite to eat. Under the new, full-day format, most teachers will be able to see all (or almost all) of their students' parents in one day, which is ideal.
The AIMS Conference, at over 2,000 attendees, is actually the second largest independent school conference in the country, trailing only the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Annual Conference.
So, in short, the students get a well-deserved four-day weekend while their teachers are meeting with parents on Friday and colleagues from other schools on Monday!
