How will schools make up the time? Doesn’t state law have attendance requirements?
State law defines the number of hours of instruction students must attend, but does not define how those hours are distributed. Elementary schools will reduce total instructional hours overall, but will still exceed state requirements. The secondary schools will divide their current professional development days into the weekly early release times. Middle schools actually will add two days of instruction, and the high school will add five days of instruction to the calendar. The middle schools and high school will start the school year on Monday, Aug. 20, and elementary schools will start on Wednesday, Aug. 22.
