How does the school year (180 days) requirement change as a result of the new (2005) school approval rules?
School Districts choosing a calendar based on hours must account for all of the hours of instruction. When planning for a calendar based on hours, the total number of hours in the school calendar must not be less than the comparable number of days of instruction, as required by law. The Law requires that NH Public Schools offer 180 days of instruction. Districts wishing to adopt a Calendar based entirely or in part on hours should forward a letter to the Commissioner for review, detailing the proposed plan. Further guidance on School Year and School Calendars will be addressed in a future advisory. (b) Each school with a school year option based on hours shall be subject to the following requirements: • The school shall maintain in each elementary school, a school year of at least 945 hours of instructional time; • The school shall maintain in each middle and senior high school, a school year of at least 990 hours of instructional time; • The school day of an individual student shall n
