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Thursday, February 5 and Friday, February 6, 2026 - 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.

  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • Vendor managed care programs open at 9 a.m.
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • 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.
  • Facility use will continue normally. 
  • After school activities are cancelled.
  • Athletic activities will proceed as scheduled.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - After school activities are cancelled. Athletic activities will proceed as scheduled. Facility use will not be impacted.

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.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - 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.

  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • Vendor managed care programs open at 9 a.m.
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • 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.
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11011 Cherry Hill Road
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone 301-572-0600
Fax 301-572-0602
Principal Lauri Hay
lauri.butler@pgcps.org
Hours 9:30 a.m. to 3:40 p.m.
Grades Birth-4 year old
School Colors Royal Blue and White
Mascot Butterfly

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Instructional Director Dr. Wanda Williams
301-952-6583
School Board District: 1
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Laura Martinez | Bilingual (Spanish)
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Mr. Paul Iyesi
paul.iyesi@pgcps.org

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