Blake School District
Board Policy

  BP 6111 
Instruction

 School Calendar

The Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall recommend to the Governing Board a calendar for each school that will meet the requirements of law as well as the needs of the community, students and the work year for personnel.

(cf. 4143/4243 - Negotiations/Consultation)

Each school calendar shall show the beginning and ending school dates, legal and local holidays, orientation meeting days, minimum days, vacation periods and other pertinent dates.

(cf. 6112 - School Day)
(cf. 6115 - Ceremonies and Observances)
(cf. 6117 - Year-Round Schedules)
(cf. 6177 - Summer School)

***Note:  Education Code 41420 establishes 175 days of instruction as the minimum requirement to receive full ADA reimbursement.  Education Code 46200 provides incentive funding for districts to increase to 180 days of instruction, although financial penalties will be imposed if a district accepts the incentive funding and then offers fewer than 180 days.  However, Education Code 46200 provides two exceptions to this requirement.  The first exception allows districts to avoid penalty up to the end of a collective bargaining contract that is in force on January 1, 2002 that provides for fewer than 180 instructional days, as long as the minimal number of instructional minutes is met.  The second exception avoids penalties for multi-track year-round schools as long as the district certifies to the Superintendent/Principal/Teacher of Public Instruction that it maintains its schools for five more days than maintained in the 1982-83 fiscal year. ***

The district shall offer 180 days of instruction per school year.  

(cf. 1431 - Waivers)

Staff development days shall not be counted as instructional days.

(cf. 4131 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4231 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4331- Staff Development)

Notification of the schedule of minimum days shall be sent to all parents/guardians at the beginning of the school year. If any minimum days are added to the schedule, the Superintendent/Principal/Teacher or designee shall notify parents/guardians of the affected students as soon as possible and at least one month before the scheduled minimum day.  (Education Code 48980)

(cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications)

If a school will be used as a polling place on an election day, the Board shall determine whether to continue school in session, designate the day for staff training and development, or close the school to students and nonclassified staff.  (Elections Code 12283)

(cf. 1400 - Relations Between Governmental Agencies and the Schools)
(cf. 5113 - Absences and Excuses)

Legal Reference: 
EDUCATION CODE
37200-37202  School calendar
37220-37223  Holidays
37252-37253.5  Summer school
37300-37307  Year-Round School Demonstration Project
37600-37672  Continuous school programs: year-round schools, especially:
37618  School calendar
37700-37713  Four-day week
41422  Schools not maintained for 175 days
41530-41532  Professional Development Block Grant
46200-46206  Incentives for longer instructional day and year
46300  Method of computing ADA
48980  Notice at beginning of term
REPEALED EDUCATION CODE FOR CATEGORICAL PROGRAMS
44579-44579.6  Instructional Time and Staff Development Reform Program 
ELECTIONS CODE
12283  School closures, election days

Management Resources:
WEB SITES
California Department of Education:  http://www.cde.ca.gov
Secretary of State’s Office:  http://www.ss.ca.gov

(10/98  11/03)  7/05

Adopted:  January 2008