3 0 obj The rationale was to give districts more flexibility for making up missed instructional days, said DeEtta Culbertson, a spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency. 450 0 obj <>stream (There are a few exceptions for alternative schools.) We're reviewing the possibilities provided by HB2610, including extending the school day to makeup for weather days, said Leslie Johnston, a spokeswoman for the Arlington district. teacher : 45 minutes 2 days per week w/ PE Teacher . fzcE/ !=`h`` @A4PLLV@Z%e`e$)fEGL"LkN3b^W7Je?L00[ iiV op RL[6\D G. 1 0 obj Minimum Annual Instructional Time Requirements The following table is a summary of the minute/hour requirements for an instructional program (A.R.S. The standard school year shall be 180 instructional days or 990 instructional hours. Typically, school districts incorporate two makeup days for inclement weather into their calendar. Subject: Minutes of Operation - Updates to House Bill (HB) 2442. Preparation and planning periods must be scheduled within the time that students are being instructed in regularly-scheduled classes. the recommended number of lessons and amount of time for instruction. Why doesnt Leander ISD increase instructional minutes to shorten the academic calendar? Copyright 2007-2022 Texas Education Agency (TEA). Lms4uLw:;ybo'v2mji{q~#n>~==o'2x||}z?|n_|zlh(&?%o'O?^(G? Texas Administrative Code (a) For a student enrolled in only a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP), the following funding rules apply. There are many implications that need to be considered, including pay for hourly employees, child care, adjusting bell schedules for impacted programs across the district and adjusting transportation schedules., Mansfield school Superintendent Jim Vaszauskas told trustees at their Sept. 22 meeting that administrators may bring a couple of recommendations for changes to the spring semester, but theyll be minimum.. {MS Code 37-151-5(j)} The daily or weekly instructional schedule should provide guidance to the teacher and bring about needed stability in the events of the child's day. 18-5-45. for non-profit, educational, and government users. The goal is to develop a schedule that promotes subject inter-connectedness, resulting in 1,755 total instructional minutes (including recesses and lunch) per 5-day week. I think potentially this could be a very, very good thing for schools, but we just need to make sure that we have all the information that we need before we bring a calendar recommendation to you, Vaszauskas told trustees. As referenced above, the 20182019 SAAH will be modified by rule in the coming months to include these changes. Further guidance regarding the Texas Student Data System (TSDS) Public Educational Information Management System (PEIMS) reporting for the 20182019 school year will be provided in January 2018. Table 1 Calculation of instruction time by jurisdiction View the most recent version. Grade Minutes per Day Number of Days Minimum Minutes Per Ed Code Minutes Per Contract Kindergarten 200 180 36,000 36,000 1 - 3 Regular 285 166 50,400 50,600 1 - 3 Shortened 235 14 4 - 6 Regular 305 166 Yes, that is one of the purposes of this time. Through social However, the administration has the right to ask employees to sign out when they are leaving and sign in when they return. !Y@$isxz&i^ 13$aX& Y#`eAFJl_8xg iF U~!|F9 4 Chapter .. 17918051: 8/24/2016 Vol. hVYo8+|LPxyb9Nn Extreme economic conditions exist when the percentage of a local tax increase, including any amounts necessary to implement this section, would place the district in jeopardy with respect to a potential tax roll-back election as provided in the Texas Property Tax Code 26.08. All Rights Reserved. When in school, EVERY child can access books, social interaction, a highly trained adult who can guide instruction and the countless additional services schools provide. STATCAN.infostats-infostats.STATCAN@canada.ca. Live instruction shall mean the combination of in-person instruction and remote synchronous instruction. Teachers ask more questions about planning and preparation periods than any other subject. Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut <>/ExtGState<>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/Annots[ 14 0 R 15 0 R 18 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 31 0 R 32 0 R 34 0 R 36 0 R] /MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S/StructParents 0>> COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. Texas mandates at least 135 minutes of moderate or vigorous structured physical activity per week in required instructional hours. 1 V.T.C.A., Education Code 39.021 et seq. Instead, the requirement has been changed to at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, with one day defined as 420 minutes. Arts : 45 min, 2 times/wk . (h-1) Subject to rules adopted by the commissioner under Section 48.007(b), time that a student participates in a course or program provided under Section 48.0071(b) shall be counted as part of the minimum number of instructional hours required for a student to be considered a full-time student in average daily attendance for purposes of this . 11), 7 added (z) without a pre-existing (x) or (y). However, the schedule should remain flexible. During the 2018 legislative session, House Bill No. You CAN be required to attend meetings during the day if you receive more than 450 minutes of planning time every two weeks. School districts are required to excuse a student's absence for reasons listed in state law, such as to: Observe a religious holy day; Attend a required court appearance; Serve as an election clerk; The Texas Education Code describes these reasons in greater detail and lists additional statutorily excused absences. The change gives school districts flexibility in cases of natural disasters, as well as flexibility to adjust calendars to build in professional development. 27.1 In any configuration of grades K-8, the curriculum must include 150 minutes of activity-based instruction per week and 45 minutes of instruction in health education per week. TEA Assistance to Avoid Funding Reductions Please note that if required operational and/or instructional minutes/days listed above and in the 20182019 SAAH are not followed, funding will be reduced for your school district or open-enrollment charter school. No, not unless you are provided more than 450 minutes every two weeks. We are primary teachers who receive just 45-minutes for planning, but some of this time is taken waiting for parents to pick up their children. Due to the flexibilities provided by 75,600 minutes of operation and the repeal of the. Location: We will always provide free access to the current law. (1) "Instructional day" means a day within the instructional term which meets the following criteria: (A) Instruction is offered to students for at least the minimum number of minutes as follows: (i) For early childhood programs as provided in subsection (d) section forty-four of this . In 2016, House Bill 59 proposed prohibiting schools from starting before Labor Day. The 84th Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2610 to amend the Texas Education Code (TEC), 25.081, converting the requirement for 180 days of instruction to a minimum of 75,600 minutes. However, as noted under the Funding section of this letter, school districts and charter schools failing to meet HB 2442 minutes requirements may be subject to a reduction of their full ADA for the year. A. d. Divide the total number of special education service minutes by the available . (ii) Any grade 4 - 5 . With the thought of snow days still months off, districts in North Texas are taking a slow approach to making changes to take advantage of the new law. The new law, which was passed as House Bill 2610, counts recesses and other intermissions such as lunch as instructional time. 8VAC20-131-150. Annual Instructional Day Requirements - School Districts & COE - Special Day Class: 180 days - Charter Schools: 175 days Annual Instructional Minute Requirements - Pursuant to . Texas students who are used to marking 100 days of school as a sign they are on the downward slope to summer might be more technically correct celebrating 42,000 minutes this year. Below, you will find answers to some of those questions. %PDF-1.3 per period, and A/B and 4 x 4 block schedules must provide at least 94 minutes. From grades 4 to 8, the 200 minutes of French can be considered part of instructional time towards fulfilling the Language standard number of minutes. A course/grade-level Scope and Sequence document outlines for each grading cycle three crucial learning criteria: student standards that make up one or more learning unit/part of instruction in the grading cycle. Absences excused by district This is a way for the district to not have to add additional days unless they want to.. EMAT training is required for all new instructional materials (IM) coordinators before access can be granted ( Texas Administrative Code 66.107 ), and annual review of the training is recommended for all IM coordinators. In a presentation on HB2610, he pointed out that most of the districts schools already go longer than 75,600 minutes. 93z%>@ Log in, SIGN OUR BILL OF RIGHTS FOR HOMESCHOOLED CHILDREN, Click here for our full policy recommendations. hb```by eaOJ;1 hbbd```b`` 3@$$ fgH=`56`v -&jL0&@$2SA&0_ Instructional Time a. xMH )1gs"4PmPV B@zhThk~yx|~?o?~o??j>?G_?~o_>)-?i5?~|=6j_?[(L>z&9LY?] xnH GiI yM,2ca(K0-yH*|VU7)b[=dDbYi^>h|(fd}]q%^f^_nc_wo_/_D[|ff`FHjftMn_/ Rw_Gl'^8nb?e2f}zTeD%4/H( "NXb4W!400Fp$|z|6.L,l,Q2>S#rC|!CP6xT15)3m|&snv7?WmaICSAf)Dk (1) for the application, on the basis of the minimum minutes of operation required by Subsection (a), of any provision of this title that refers to a minimum number of days of instruction under this section; (2) to determine the minutes of operation that are equivalent to a day; (3) defining minutes of operation and instructional time; and (4) The 84th Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2610to amend the Texas Education Code (TEC), 25.081, converting the requirement for 180 days of instruction to a minimum of 75,600 minutes. Instructional Time Requirements School District and Charter School Instructional Time Requirement Table Note: This page may need to be printed in landscape view on 8.5" x 14" paper. Charter schools must maintain local documentation showing the number of instructional days and start and end times for the 2015-2016 school year that is sufficient to prove the charter school met the required minutes outlined in their charter. 75,600 Minute School Year Prior to June 19, 2015, Texas Education Code (TEC) 25.081 stated the following: Except as authorized under Subsection (b) of this section, Section 25.084, or Section 29.0821, for each school The information in this TAA letter pertains to the 20182019 school year; therefore, having no immediate impact on school districts and charter schools. While theseschools requirements vary, many make no requirements beyond the state minimum. %%EOF L@blQ68SSC0d2K/ J(I& iqE7{>i-Y5Z@~`4um-ZR> |K.kFxAG p# !wa#J'& 5z Y:]2d:YhVqwJnD& "2C%>. 5zmQ~=brk=BkJ)d Open-enrollment charter schools granted a charter before January 1, 2015, and satisfying the relevant ADA requirements in effect immediately prior to January 1, 2015, (e.g., provide 180 days of attendance with a minimum of four hours of instructional time per day) with any applicable waivers and complying with their charter contract terms regarding student instruction time. state-funded segments per student authorized under O.C.G.A. Prev Next Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Education Code - EDUC 28.002. 7, 2021). States with academic assessments to provide accountability. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. This includes decades of combined service as classroom teachers and school administrators. (d) Georgia Department of Education . To assist school districts and charter schools in complying with HB 2442 while developing their 20182019 school year calendars over the coming months, please see the following significant updates that TEA will propose in rule for the 20182019 school year. House Bill (HB) 2610, passed by the 84th Texas Legislature, amends the Texas Education Code (TEC), 25.081. States that have required subjects but no accountability. Each state defines instructional time differently, and states have varying requirements in policies that reflect the needs of their state and their students. California Education Code sections 46207, 46208, 47612 (d) (3), 47612.5, and California Code of Regulations, Title 5, 11960 <> This is not to say that teachers in those districts are not receiving planning time, but the rules that govern that can be found in the districts Innovation plan. House Bill (HB) 2610, passed by the 84th Texas Legislature, amends the Texas Education Code (TEC), 25.081, by striking language requiring 180 days of instruction and replacing this language with language requiring districts and charter schools to operate for a minimum of 75,600 minutes (including intermissions and recess). Required Instruction s. 1003.42, Florida Statutes, provides for required courses and instruction to ensure that students meet State Board of Education-adopted standards.Most specifically: Members of the instructional staff of the public schools, subject to . If you have ideas or requests for content that you would like to see, please email webmaster@ueatexas.com. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> b. Attendance waiver applications available for the 20182019 school year include staff development (2,100 minutes total), low attendance, and missed school day(s) due to a calamity. A planning and preparation period may not be less than 45 minutes within the instructional day. %%EOF 4 0 obj approach including modeled, shared, guided and independent instruction on a consistent basis. endstream endobj startxref Instructional time policy is often used by states to set minimum education requirements for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. 25.0815 (Operation and Instructional Time Waivers for School Safety Training), 46 (Assistance With Instructional Facilities and Payment of Existing Debt), 49 (Options for Local Revenue Levels in Excess of Entitlement). Specific requirements regarding the length of the minimum instructional time per week for all subject areas are: Prekindergarten and kindergarten (2 3/4 hours per day or 825 minutes per week, equivalent) Grades 1-3: Subject Minutes Grade 1 Minutes Grade 2 Minutes Grade 3 Language arts 650 650 650 Mathematics 200 200 200 Please see the corresponding TAA letter dated August 31, 2017 from the Waivers Division as official notice of rescinded waivers. Ed. ]N{#:ci|1a1AvH_@j=EMb4 /v[Q&Z(:^#@r5.6~2(P/$#]nq.|syXe~.-O0gKKS#-ueRV4wSaj]F.E~(lUlGm"g]c06k7*~jnX\\ovjsq5/%W.1Jf4+*0pBsLh5"]]^$|S7'x.sSv=1YHnP=H"NI2c$9vCV\l;fHykFCmIz6 Original Source: Satisfying funding requirements does not relieve an open-enrollment charter school from the terms of its contract and any changes must be reflected in a commissioner-approved amendment. The standard school day, including passing time for class changes and excluding breaks for meals, shall average a minimum of five and one-half instructional hours for students in grades kindergarten . Gun crime will always equal hard time, said ATF Dallas Field Division Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Boshek II. 540 proposed using hours rather than days to set instructional time requirements to "provide greater flexibility." That bill was also proposed in 2017. 0 The Commissioner of Education by rule has clarified what constitutes a personnel shortage, extreme economic condition or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance. ~PlBYA3;xq#)!aDKD0gD1pP9JiTeZ;|K}i+71w,jL$y}y&e~qn&{ EQ? Allocation of Instructional Time . A planning and preparation period may not be less than 45 minutes within the instructional day. (1) Six statesGeorgia, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Washingtonhave . LISD banks additional minutes to grant flexibility for inclement weather; however, the district prioritizes the instructional day due to the overall impact on student development and family support. Students eligible to participate in the Optional Flexible School Day Program (OFSDP) will receive full funding if they comply with TEC, 29.0822, and applicable rules. 20-2-161. 0.5 hrs./daily : Social Studies . The other components of the instructional day for students will be thoughtfully planned to . provide instructional minute requirements in accordance with the proposed 2017-2018 SAAH, two-hour rule for half-day funding or four-hour rule for full-day funding; the SAAH defines instructional minutes as the portion of the school day in which instruction takes place along with certain other exceptions and are considered a subset of operational Although things in #1LISD slowed down for a couple of cold, icy days, the district is back in action. Leander ISD has been examining whether last weeks ice storm will affect the academic calendar for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year. Accelerated Instruction HB 4545 establishes new requirements for schools implementing accelerated instruction for students who do not pass the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. endobj States that allow parents to homeschool without subject requirements or assessments. At the Jan. 26 Board meeting, Trustees approved the 202324 academic calendar, closing out a monthslong process of community feedback and consideration of multiple options. %PDF-1.5 % For grade 1, instructional time for the first semester is 240 minutes or 4 hours per day and 270 minutes or 4 hours and 30 minutes per day during the second sem. Requirements for Full Funding at Most School District and Open-Enrollment Charter Schools, Requirements for Full Funding in Special Cases. 0 . https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._educ._code_section_25.081. To delete the instructional hours requirement for double-session schools; and add a provision to establish full-time equivalent (FTE) student membership reporting in schools that operate for less than the minimum term. H.B 2862 provides the ability to reallocate any minimum instructional time or instructional hours per course required under A.R.S 15-808 and 15-901 on a per-student basis so that students are able to spend more of their required instructional time on courses of greater depth or Middle (Grades 6-8) 120 minutes per WEEK per COURSE, for each of the four courses. % In any event, a teacher may not be required to supervise students during the duty-free lunch more than one time per week. stream Student attendance will continue to be captured during the designated official attendance taking time as required by the SAAH and/or determined by your local policy. Can we leave school for lunch? 24.2 Instructional planning time for the elementary school teacher is no less than 150 minutes per week, exclusive of lunch period. A. The state also requires that high schools provide their students with physical education. Why doesnt Leander ISD increase instructional minutes to shorten the academic calendar? "?Ht "#$X $30Nz` . Instruction time for ages 7 to 14 are total minutes per day devoted to a subject multiplied by 185 (instructional days per year). the suggested order for teaching the content and skills. Full ADA funding will also be provided to entities meeting any of the following requirements: Dropout recovery campus(es) or program(s) operating under TEC, 12.1141(c) or 39.0548; school program(s) and campus(es) located at a day treatment facility, a residential treatment facility, a psychiatric hospital, a medical hospital, a correctional facility; or a disciplinary alternative education program (DAEP) providing 43,200. email. Section 21.404 of the Texas Education Code states that each classroom teacher is entitled to at least 450 minutes within each two-week period for instructional preparation, including parent/teacher conferences, evaluating students' work, and planning. To receive full ADA funding (and avoid a reduction of funding), school districts, including Districts of Innovation and open-enrollment charter schools must: To receive full-one-half ADA for half-day prekindergarten programs, school districts and open-enrollment charter schools must provide 32,400. days and 14 shortened days. The commissioner of education is exercising his authority under TEC, 25.081 (b), to approve a reduction in the minimum number of required 75,600 minutes of operation for all LEAs during the first six-week attendance reporting period of the 2021-2022 school year. He asked a district committee to look at how the new law might give Mansfield more flexibility in its master schedule for the 2016-17 school year. It says districts will not be required to modify the information they submit to the state regarding attendance until the 2016-17 school year. Accommodations and additional guidance may be made in 20182019, as necessary, for those school districts and charter schools affected by Hurricane Harvey. Adding two days at the end of the year can sometimes create challenges with the graduation schedule, she added. Minimum Instructional Time Grade Range Minutes per Week Instructional Hours Required for the Year Instructional Hours Required for the Year, 200 Day Calendar However, districts are required to keep local records to prove that start and end times meet the minimum 75,600 minutes. In these states, homeschooling parents maynot be legally required to provide their children with an education. Numeracy/Mathematics Blocks are to be no less than 300 minutes per five-day cycle. Phys. each student within the school will be scheduled to receive at least the minimum required hours per year of structured learning time required under 603 CMR 27.00, and the school will comply with all other requirements set forth in 603 . Intermediate (Grades 3-5) 90 - 120 minutes per DAY. This will result in an adjustment that will ensure stabilized percentage . The annual instructional minutes offered are 50,600 (grades 1 - 3) and 54,004 (grades 4 - 6). 2 Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. No. Archived Content Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. FourstatesKansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Oklahomarequire parents to operate for a certain term or to provide a number of hours or days of instruction, but do not stipulate in whichsubjects this instruction must be provided. However, LEAs must meet annual . The Board values a well-rounded curriculum . Code 20-131-150 Washington N/A West Virginia K-5: 315 minutes Grades 6-8: 330 minutes Grades 9-12: 345 minutes For comparison, the instructional minutes are equivalent to: K-5: 5.25 hours Grades 6-8: 5.5 hours Grades 9-12: 5.75 hours W. Va. Code Ann. SixstatesAlaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, Utah, andVirginiaallow parents to homeschool with no mandated subjectsor instruction time requirements and noassessment mechanism. include the time required to meet due process requirements during the instructional day; . The bill strikes language requiring 180 days of instruction and replaces this language with language requiring school districts and charter schools to provide at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, including intermissions and recess. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Since school districts and open-enrollment charter schoolsas part of their third TSDS PEIMS data submissiondo not report their minutes to TEA until after the school year is complete, districts may not realize they are subject to a reduction of funding until time has expired to correct their calendars. The Illinois School Code, 105 ILCS 5/27-6, requires that students engage in a course of physical education for a minimum of 3 days per 5-day week in both elementary school and high school with limited exceptions enumerated for individual student waivers, exemptions, modifications or excused absences. (last accessed Jun. Current Texas Rule leaves the determination of caseload for these services to the . entrepreneurship, were lowering the cost of legal services and IC 20-30-2-2: Requires that the instructional day for grades 1-6 consist of at least 5 hours of instructional time, and the instructional day for grades 7-12 consist of at least 6 hours of instructional time. Below, you will find answers to some of those questions. Early release waivers previously approved for the 20182019 school year are rescinded. (-=CfRzOHYC;,!KeVj9L +Ym_;i;o[,rKD,rr$SCu]~{O|#gQaS9Tal@4h8?(*&\]. What about employees other than teachers and librarians? What if my preparation time goes past the STUDENTS regular school day? 2. The change gives school districts flexibility in cases of natural disasters, [], 84th Texas Legislature passed House Bill (HB) 2610, 202324 Academic Calendar Approved; 202425 Drafted. LISDs valuing of school days over total minutes is based on the educational experience of our leadership team. 464 (S.B. Instead, the requirement has been changed to at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, with one day defined as 420 minutes. A minimum of 60 minutes daily - uninterrupted : 1.0 hrs./daily . Because of a change in state law, the Texas Education Code no longer defines 180 days of instruction as an acceptable school year. Believe it or not, no law guarantees other employees a duty-free lunch. Yes, for students that move from classroom to classroom, attendance should be recorded at 19.4 No more than two of the 180 days may be 60% days, unless the school is utilizing an Early Release schedule that provides at least 27.5 hours per five-day week provided that there are at least 198 minutes of actual instruction or testing. FourstatesAlabama, Florida, Maryland, and Tennesseeallow parents to homeschool through private umbrellaschools that are exempt from state subject requirements. According to an Attorney General opinion, employees can leave the campus during lunch. Yes. Three years instruction required: for level 1 and 2 students,10 periods/week in ninth grade or two years instruction in Integrated Algebra, and a third . the minimum required 75,600 minutes. 5 days/120 minutes per week 5 days/120 minutes per week Arts Grade 3: 186 hours per year Grade 4 & 5: 93 hours per year SED recommendation: Grade 3: 186 hours per year Parents should be required to provide instruction in the same subjects as public schools. (1) The minimum school day for grades one through twelve in every public school in the state shall consist of three hundred sixty minutes of instructional time, exclusive of all recesses. A-2d. Instructional Time Policies: State Profiles - Education Commission of the States Resource Title: Instructional Time Policies: State Profiles View individual state profiles on instructional time policies by selecting a state below or view 50-State Comparisons on each data point. 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