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PGCPS schools and offices will open on a two-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22, due to low temperatures and icy conditions. Code Orange: Schools and offices will open with a two-hour delay. Emergency personnel must report to work on time and are not eligible for liberal leave. Click "Read More" to view additional information.

Additional Updates:

  • All athletic games are canceled.
  • Facility use will proceed as normal.
  • Extracurricular activities and practices are allowed until 6 p.m.; however, no bus transportation will be provided.
  • Due to low temperatures, all school activities will take place indoors.
  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • Vendor Managed Child Care Programs (VMCCP) will open 2 hours late.
  • Any other school program requiring transportation prior to 12 noon will NOT have transportation, including Howard B. Owens Science Center,JA Finance Park, and William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt)
  • All field trips will be cancelled.
  • Food Services will offer breakfast.

Please stay tuned to email, text alerts, the PGCPS website (pgcps.org), and our social media channels for the latest information.

April 29, 2024 - There are no changes to the bell times for the 2024-2025 school year.

For the 2024-2025 school year the school start time will remain 9:30 AM. The end time will remain 3:40 PM.

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8801 Ritchie Drive
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
Phone 301-808-8100
Fax 301-808-4490
Principal Dr. Kelly Moffett
kelly.moffett@pgcps.org
Hours 9:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.
Grades PreK-4 year old
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