Live instruction shall mean the combination of in-person instruction and remote synchronous instruction. During the 2018 legislative session, House Bill No. (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 . SixstatesAlaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Mississippi, Utah, andVirginiaallow parents to homeschool with no mandated subjectsor instruction time requirements and noassessment mechanism. However, the administration has the right to ask employees to sign out when they are leaving and sign in when they return. Below, you will find answers to some of those questions. Statutory Citation: 105 ILCS 5/18-8.05 (F)(1) and (2)(a) Is it necessary to record hourly attendance? The Daily and Weekly classroom schedule allows adequate time to teach and learn the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills in all subject areas. L@blQ68SSC0d2K/ J(I& iqE7{>i-Y5Z@~`4um-ZR> |K.kFxAG p# !wa#J'& 5z Y:]2d:YhVqwJnD& "2C%>. 5zmQ~=brk=BkJ)d Districts and charter schools must continue to follow the rules in the SAAH. Guiding Statement This document serves as a guide for teachers and administrators to plan the instructional week. In these states, homeschooling parents maynot be legally required to provide their children with an education. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available. /,m=7>,4^xeh^^Im" ,SEv>B'uFx!/I"[qr@@nNxq{oP PPPWR#n;^U!RAt@ 1>@(+OC={z7yqR/. endobj Leander ISD has been examining whether last weeks ice storm will affect the academic calendar for the remainder of the 2022-23 school year. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. we provide special support 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 change gives school districts flexibility in cases of natural disasters, as well as flexibility to adjust calendars to build in professional development. % 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. 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. Students should not be required to be at grade level in each subject; rather, student learning should show progress commensurate with their ability. The new statute, effective June 16, 2021, requires accelerated instruction to be implemented for students beginning with the 2021-2022 school year. teacher : 45 minutes 2 days per week w/ PE Teacher . (270 minutes) of instructional time based on the 180-day school year. LISDs valuing of school days over total minutes is based on the educational experience of our leadership team. If you have ideas or requests for content that you would like to see, please email webmaster@ueatexas.com. 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. (ii) Any grade 4 - 5 . Media On Sept. 28, the Texas Education Agency put out a three-page document intended to help districts with questions about the law. High (Grades 9-12) 60 - 90 minutes per WEEK per COURSE, for each of the six to eight courses. satisfy the following instructional time requirements: (i) Any grade K - 3 shall have not less than a daily average of 4 hours (270 . 450 0 obj <>stream "The rationale was to give districts more flexibility for making up. 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. Please note, the 2-through-4-hour rule is still in effect for attendance purposes. Instead, the requirement has been changed to at least 75,600 minutes of instruction, with one day defined as 420 minutes. %%EOF The standard school year shall be 180 instructional days or 990 instructional hours. A personnel shortage exists when, despite reasonable efforts of a school district to use non-teaching personnel or community volunteers to supervise students during lunch, there is no other personnel available. 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, LEAs must meet annual . endobj 8VAC20-131-150. (d) Georgia Department of Education . Preparation and planning periods must be scheduled within the time that students are being instructed in regularly-scheduled classes. Can I be asked to attend team or department meetings during this time? The time is also for reviewing students homework and for YOUR planning and preparation. Waiver Day Policy Memo 2021-2022 School Year 18-5-45 Wisconsin N/A A. 42/165 : Final 6A-1.045111 Hourly Equivalent to 180-Day School Year: 8566281: Effective: Please note that some districts have exempted themselves from the planning and preparation law using the District of Innovation process. A. 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 . Please see the corresponding TAA letter dated August 31, 2017 from the Waivers Division for additional information concerning changes to waivers. Instruction Time & Subject Requirements. A district may not extend the school day solely to provide time for the required 45-minute planning and preparation period. The table below indicates the minimum annual instructional minutes that will be offered by middle schools. 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 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. 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Instructional time policy is often used by states to set minimum education requirements for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. stream Why doesnt Leander ISD increase instructional minutes to shorten the academic calendar? 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. 3 0 obj 30 minutes daily or 150 min/wk : 0.5 hrs./daily . 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.. the recommended number of lessons and amount of time for instruction. With the new law, a district could avoid adding days or requesting a waiver by instead tacking minutes onto the school day or extending half-days already in the schedule, Culbertson said. state-funded segments per student authorized under O.C.G.A. for non-profit, educational, and government users. For Grade 2, a total of 310 min or 5hours and 10min per day for each sem shall be alloted c. The Commissioner of Education by rule has clarified what constitutes a personnel shortage, extreme economic condition or an unavoidable or unforeseen circumstance. %PDF-1.5 % ) 0 Parents should not be required to use the same textbooks or methods as public schools. Why doesnt Leander ISD increase instructional minutes to shorten the academic calendar? When those days are exhausted, or if bad weather comes after the days have passed, districts look at either extending the school year, taking away other student holidays or requesting a waiver from the state. Please see the corresponding TAA letter dated August 31, 2017 from the Waivers Division as official notice of rescinded waivers. 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. Therefore, rules and procedures regarding leaving during a planning period are left up to the district and campus. 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. States that allow parents to homeschool without subject requirements or assessments. Unavoidable or unforeseen circumstances exist when, due to illness, epidemic, or natural or man-made disaster, a school district is unable to find an individual to supervise students during lunch. In any event, a teacher may not be required to supervise students during the duty-free lunch more than one time per week. The Board values a well-rounded curriculum . for Elementary Sites . A planning and preparation period may not be less than 45 minutes within the instructional day. 8 Va. Admin. hb```by eaOJ;1 entrepreneurship, were lowering the cost of legal services and Through social TEA will examine this endstream endobj startxref Section 25.081 Operation of Schools, Actual passing time between classes of like programs is allowed, not to exceed 10 minutes. Middle (Grades 6-8) 120 minutes per WEEK per COURSE, for each of the four courses. Based on that experience working with students, LISD believes the benefit of coming to school for an entire day is greater than adding 5 or 10 additional minutes to each day. 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 . Yes. No. 7, 2021). Teachers ask more questions about planning and preparation periods than any other subject. hbbd``b`n@H V d $&drKH8)Ml @B$! 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. Standards s. 1003.41, Florida Statutes, describes the core curricular content to be taught in the state of Florida in grades K-12. In previous years, some parents have complained when students had to go to school on Good Friday or Memorial Day. Adult High School and Industry Certification charter school pilots providing 43,200. ensure that you have the required number of minutes/days built into your school board approved calendar. (f) A school that, prior to January 1, 2011, provides more than the minimum minutes specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) shall not decrease the amount of physical activity as a result of the policy specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3); except that the school may decrease its required minutes of physical activity in While some families provide fantastic learning opportunities for children even when they are not in school, that is not the case for every family. 211 0 obj <> endobj 464 (S.B. You can check all District of Innovation plans approved by the state by clicking here. Time allowed for restroom breaks, snack breaks, going to lockers, or other breaks may NOT be counted as passing time. https://texas.public.law/statutes/tex._educ._code_section_25.081. Table 1 Calculation of instruction time by jurisdiction View the most recent version. Adding two days at the end of the year can sometimes create challenges with the graduation schedule, she added. Archived Content Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. 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. ]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$9vCV\l;fHykFCmIz6 "?Ht "#$X $30Nz` . However, if you are provided with more than 450 minutes for planning within a 10-day period, the time over the minimum requirement can be used by the principal for other activities. Copyright 2007-2022 Texas Education Agency (TEA). It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Location: However, districts are required to keep local records to prove that start and end times meet the minimum 75,600 minutes. 24.2 Instructional planning time for the elementary school teacher is no less than 150 minutes per week, exclusive of lunch period. Texas Administrative Code (a) For a student enrolled in only a High School Equivalency Program (HSEP), the following funding rules apply. 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. <>/Metadata 226 0 R/ViewerPreferences 227 0 R>> endstream endobj startxref 226 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<167B09B2D6C5558CF0666D987F9C8276>]/Index[211 29]/Info 210 0 R/Length 83/Prev 872447/Root 212 0 R/Size 240/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Absences excused by district 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. Annual Instructional Minutes Required For Grades 6-8 Schools with no CPT at least 65,300 Schools with CPT at least 62,160 Daily . 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. ?YS~^_,)Oob{_>=yf?WC4xyO\8s3{vy&_\k70}|k{w>~}|=kM{~1wl}Mo}?2FNw}}DOdz^fKox?~}?az_vOxmzt--{fzh^X/?lgH endstream endobj 212 0 obj <> endobj 213 0 obj <> endobj 214 0 obj <>stream Standard school year and school day. Can we be asked to meet with parents during our planning time? We appreciate the different ways parents work around inconveniences so that we can continue to provide a tremendous education to ALL students. requirements. What about employees other than teachers and librarians? 18-5-45. 4 0 obj This is a way for the district to not have to add additional days unless they want to.. Therefore, please: CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR CALENDAR ASSISTANCE: Please contact Chanda Williams at (512) 475-2012 or Yolanda Walker at (512) 463-0947 or at attendance@tea.texas.gov. the suggested order for teaching the content and skills. Requirements for Full Funding at Most School District and Open-Enrollment Charter Schools, Requirements for Full Funding in Special Cases. The rationale was to give districts more flexibility for making up missed instructional days, said DeEtta Culbertson, a spokeswoman for the Texas Education Agency. 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. 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. The law is clear that planning and preparation time is only for instructional preparation, individual planning, meeting with parents and grading students work. 239 0 obj <>stream Annual Instructional Minutes Required This school year, all middle schools will offer 180 instructional days. Ed. the minimum required 75,600 minutes. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. 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. This story was originally published October 20, 2015, 6:27 PM. House Bill (HB) 2610, passed by the 84th Texas Legislature, amends the Texas Education Code (TEC), 25.081. (last accessed Jun. Typically, school districts incorporate two makeup days for inclement weather into their calendar. The other components of the instructional day for students will be thoughtfully planned to . C~zWHh %+ :+'aVuS!UF:YN:xi&E[e \p GvG9oEHY According to an Attorney General opinion, employees can leave the campus during lunch. Allocation of Instructional Time . What if my preparation time goes past the STUDENTS regular school day? Team or grade level meetings and PLCs are not considered self-directed planning. Effective in the 20182019 school year, HB 2442 repealed the seven-hour (420 minutes) school day requirement from Texas Education Code (TEC), 25.082; allowing school districts to adopt a shortened school day. A classroom teacher may not be required to participate in any other activity not provided for in the law (instructional preparation, including parent/teacher conferences, evaluating students work, and planning). 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