Valders Area School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

8210 - SCHOOL CALENDAR

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.

Classes shall not begin prior to September 1st except when holding year-round school or when so authorized by the Department of Public Instruction.

The Board shall determine annually the number of days when the schools will be in session for instructional purposes. The school year shall consist of student contact days, sufficient to meet all required student instruction time mandates set by State law, and shall contain a number of non-instructional days for parent-teacher conferences, staff education and training, or other reasons during which staff are required to report.

The District Administrator is authorized to work with the CESA on the development of a common calendar for all of the districts in the service area.

If school days are lost due to inclement weather, or other reason such that the amount of instructional time would fall below the required amount of time, the Board shall determine whether additional school days during which student instruction will occur will be scheduled or whether additional instructional time shall be added to existing school days such that the required instructional time is reached. Non-instructional days lost due to inclement weather or other reasons may be made up at the discretion of the District Administrator.

The District Administrator shall certify to the Department of Public Instruction the number of hours of student instruction during the previous school year.

115.01(10), 118.045, 121.02(1)(f)(1), Wis. Stats.

Revised 12/15/14

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