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5030

ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL CALENDAR

5030

The Superintendent shall make a recommendation to the board annually regarding establishment of the school calendar.

5030.1

Insofar as possible, the calendar shall be responsive to the instructional and recreational needs of teachers, students, and parents.

5030.2

The calendar shall provide for one hundred eighty (180) full days of instruction, and allowances consistent with state law shall be included for making up days that might be needed because of inclement weather or other unforeseen occurrences that might make it necessary to temporarily close a school or schools.

5030.3

The calendar shall be designed on a nine-weeks grading period of approximately nine weeks basis, and consideration shall be given for appropriate timing of parent-teacher conferences and grade reporting.

5030.4

The spring break for students following the traditional calendar should be scheduled in conjunction with the end of the third nine-weeks grading period unless other features of the calendar make such scheduling inappropriate.

5030.5

The calendar shall make provisions for the in-service education needs of the school system.

5030.6

A calendar for summer sessions shall be approved by the board.

5030.7

The administration shall present drafts of traditional and year-round school calendars to the board by December 31 prior to the beginning of each school year.

5030.8

The system may operate special purpose schools or sessions or pilot programs beyond the regularly-scheduled school year, provided the programs are legally organized and funded and have specific approval of the board.

5030.9

Schools considering conversion to a calendar other than the traditional calendar shall adhere to the parameters for voluntary calendar conversion as listed in “Guidelines For Developing School Improvement Plans.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Legal Reference: G.S. 115C-84

Adopted: August 20, 1976

Revised: April 18, 1977

Revised: August 18, 1986

Revised: June 17, 1991

Revised: March 21, 1994

Revised: January 21, 1997

Revised: March 4, 2003

 

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