The Board of Education recognizes that the preparation of a calendar for the instructional program of the schools is necessary for orderly educational planning and for the efficient operation of the District.

The Board shall determine annually the total number of days when the schools will be in session for instructional purposes. For purposes of receiving State-school aid, such days shall be no fewer than 182. Furthermore, the Board requires that an observance be scheduled each year on or about Veterans Day to convey the meaning and significance of that day to all students and staff.

Prior to each school year, the Board shall approve the contingency plan the Superintendent prepares for the makeup of at least five (5) full school days. The plan shall be in accordance with the terms of applicable collective bargaining agreements and Ohio law.

A school day may be waived if the closing is due to disease, epidemic, hazardous weather conditions, damage to a school building, utility failure, or inoperability of school buses or other equipment needed for school operations and the number of allowable calamity days has not been exceeded. Any school days lost in excess of the allowable number of calamity days shall be made up in accordance with the approved contingency plan and as provided in Ohio law.

A regularly-scheduled school day that is reduced in length by no more than two (2) hours due to hazardous weather conditions may be counted as a full school day for the purpose of meeting the minimum number of school days.

If the Board closes school or evacuates any school building due to disease, epidemic, hazardous weather conditions, damage to a school building, utility failure, or inoperability of school buses or other equipment needed for school operations, and the total number of full school days specified in the approved contingency plan is insufficient to enable the District to meet the required minimum number of school days, the District may make up such school day(s) in one-half hour (1/2) increments added to other school days. If the Board is able to make up the shortage of hours or days by increasing the length of one or more school days, then it will not be required to actually make up any of the days specified in the approved contingency plan. In no case, however, will the Board fail to make up the total number of days/hours specified in the contingency plan.

A regularly-scheduled school day that is reduced in length due to a bomb threat, or any other report of an alleged or impending explosion may be made up in one-half (1/2) hour increments added to other school days.

If a regularly scheduled day is reduced in length due to a bomb threat or report of an alleged or impending explosion, and school is also closed or evacuated on a different day due to disease epidemic, hazardous weather conditions, damage to a school building, utility failure, or inoperability of school buses or other equipment needed for school operations, then the provisions set forth in State law regarding the closure of school regarding a bomb threat shall apply as to the bomb threat. Conversely, the applicable provisions set forth in State law shall apply to the closure of schools due to epidemic, hazardous whether conditions, damage to a school building, utility failure, or inoperability of school buses or other equipment needed for school operations.

Kindergarten students must be in school at least one and one-half (1 1/2) hours per day in order to meet the State's minimum standards.

The school calendar and the number of days of student instruction shall be consistent with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements between the District and its employees.

R.C. 3313.602, 3313.48, 3313.62, 3313.63, 3317.01 (B), 3313.482

Revised 12/16/96
Revised 11/20/00
Revised 5/17/10