To accomplish its mission of preparing students to contribute to the competitive and changing world in which we live, Westerville City Schools scheduled four times during the 2016-2017 school year for the purpose of staff professional development, when focus is placed on meeting the goals of the Continuous Improvement Plan. Students will be released one hour earlier than normal on these dates. Two have already occurred. The next early release date is Thursday, January 26, followed by the last on Thursday, March 16.