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, the number of days and number of hours will be in accordance with statute. The Board shall ensure that school is not in session before Labor Day.

A school session shall not be held on the following public holidays in Michigan Public Schools: January 1st, New Year’s Day; the last Monday of May, Memorial or Decoration Day; July 4th; the first Monday in September, Labor Day; the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25th, Christmas Day.

The Superintendent is authorized to work with the constituent local districts on the development of a common calendar for all of the local districts and the ISD.

No more than the first two (2) days lost due to conditions not within the control of the District such as severe storms, fires, epidemics, and health conditions, can be counted as a part of the minimum 180 days of instruction. All subsequent hours lost for instruction cannot be counted for State school aid, unless they occur after April 1, are due to unusual and extenuating occurrences resulting from conditions not within the control of the school authorities such as those conditions described above and are approved by the State Superintendent of Instruction. Hours lost due to strikes by District staff or to teacher conferences shall not be counted as hours of instruction.

The Superintendent shall certify to the Department of Education by no later than August 1st of each year, the number of hours of student instruction during the previous school year.

Revised 7/23/98
Revised 3/19/01
Revised 7/17/02
Revised 11/9/05
Revised 2/21/07