A school district is required to be in session for 180 days a year, which may include two Superintendent Conference Days. Our 2012-13 calendar has 184 days, which includes two Superintendent Conference Days. We have used 7 emergency closing days when there was no school for all students and staff, which means under current circumstances we will need to make up three days. The Commissioner of Education has the ability to waive up to five days due to adverse conditions. In order to qualify for this waiver, a school district must demonstrate that it was unable to meet the 180 days of session requirement by using scheduled vacation days during the school year. There is currently a bill proposed in the State Legislature to extend the waiver to more than 5 days. As soon as we receive clear direction from the state, we will look at any changes that may be necessary for the remainder of our 2012-13 calendar beginning with the February recess.
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