Within the context of current calendar development processes, the CEO shall
not fail to develop a district calendar for the school year that provides for
the number of instruction and student contact hours and days determined by the
Board and that best meets the instructional needs of students and the
professional needs of teachers.
Accordingly, the CEO may not:
- Implement a school district calendar that plans for fewer than 180
days of instruction/contact time for students, including provisions for
professional needs of teachers and parent-teacher conferences.
- Fail to consider a reasonable balance between the instructional needs and
the extracurricular obligations of students.
- Fail to ensure that any change in the calendar, except for emergency
closings or other interruptions due to unforeseen and uncontrollable
circumstances, be preceded by adequate and timely notice to students, parents
and teachers.
- Fail to assure the availability of a copy of the calendar for all
parents/guardians of students enrolled in district schools.
- Fail to consider instructional continuity.
Adopted:
07.07.2003
Monitoring Method: Internal Report
Monitoring Frequency: Annually in May
Lake Washington School District Board of Directors