180 day requirements and student attendance
Separate but related ∗ Sc School se session da days f s for St State A Aid Pu id Purposes- 180 d 80 day ∗ Sc School c cal alendar & & repo porting o of st student at attenda dance day ays.- required b d by SI SIRS an and d par part o of chronic absenteeism ism r reports. s. 2
Session ∗ Except as otherwise provided by law, no board of education or community board in the city school district of the city of New York shall provide for a school year consisting of fewer than one h hundre red eig ighty da days o of sc school. If school district officials establish a school calendar in excess of 180 days, the excess days need no comply with the mandated daily time requirements. 3
School Year ∗ School year session days counting toward the 180 day requirement ma may n not b be sc scheduled o d on an any da day in in July o or Augu gust, except that superintendents conference days may be scheduled during the last two weeks of August. Session days shoul uld no not be be sche heduled a after t the he J June R Regents examination period. ∗ Days f for st stude dents – Sept 1 to for last day of June Regents 4
What is a day of school? ∗ The dail daily se sessions f for pu pupil pils wil will me meet min minimum h hour requirements in includi ding t tim ime spe spent b by st students in in actual al i inst structio ional al o or supervise ised s study dy a activ ivit itie ies a s and inclu luding hou hourl rly u units of of time s spent b by y all t ll teachers rs an and d other in instructional st staff wit within a a grad ade l level o or sc school b buil ilding at attending u upo pon st staf aff de development activ ivit itie ies r s relat atin ing t to implementat atio ion o of new h high lear arning st stan andards an and d asse assessments as as au authorized b by sect ection 3604( 3604(8) 8) o of the E e Educa cation L Law. 5
Minimum school instructional hours Always exclude time at recess or lunch ∗ Half lf-Day K y Kindergarten- 2. 2.5 h 5 hours ∗ Full ll D Day y K – Grade ade 6 6 – 5 h 5 hours ∗ Grade 7 e 7 to gr grade 12 12- 5. 5.5 h 5 hours 6
Example of Minimum School Day ∗ Elementary D Day 8: 8: 55AM 55AM- 3: 3:10 P 0 PM = = 375 75 minutes de dedu duct lunch ch 20 minutes 20 m recess ss 20 m 20 minutes Elementary D Day = = 335 335 minutes/60= 5. 0= 5.5 5 hours a and 5 5 minutes min Minimum e Mi ele lementary d y day = y = 300 minutes 5 5 hou hours rs Extra 35 35 minutes a a day = = 35 35 x 5 5 days = = 175 75 minutes = = 2 hours an and d 55 min minutes a a week. 7
What is Instructional Time? ∗ Classr assroom I m Inst struction- tradit aditio ional al c classr sroom inst structio ion o or supervise ised s study dy p perio iods, ds, c cooperat ativ ive work st study dy, r release t tim ime f for college st study o or sc school-to to- work pr programs. ∗ Regents E Exam D am Days ∗ NY NYSTP Da Days ∗ Local al A Asse ssessments 8
What is a day of school? ∗ The dail daily se sessions f for pu pupil pils wil will me meet min minimum h hour requirements in includi ding t tim ime spe spent b by st students in in actual al i inst structio ional al o or supervise ised s study dy a activ ivit itie ies a s and inclu luding hou hourl rly u units of of time s spent b by y all t ll teachers rs an and d other in instructional st staff wit within a a grad ade l level o or sc school b buil ilding at attending u upo pon st staf aff de development activ ivit itie ies r s relat atin ing t to implementat atio ion o of new h high lear arning st stan andards an and d asse assessments as as au authorized b by sect ection 3604( 3604(8) 8) o of the E e Educa cation L Law. 9
Supt Conference Day and half day allowances Districts may schedule as many as four superintendent conference days per year and four shortened sessions per semester in a given school year. ∗ 4 Superi rintendent c confere rence d days – ∗ Can be scheduled last two weeks of August ∗ Should not be after June regents exam period ∗ 8 shortened i d instructio ion d days ∗ Minimum daily session times must be met ∗ Four per semester – Fall/Spring 10
Supt Conference Days • Superintendent's conference days may include general staff orientation, curriculum development, in-service education or parent-teacher conferences. School officials may not use superintendent's conference days for routine administrative matters, such as grading examinations or pupil assignments, record keeping or lesson planning except for the provision of the amendment to the Commissioner's Regulation 175.5. The amendment • Districts may use up to four superintendent's conference days per year, provided that at least two of the four days are to section 175.5 allows a school district to use up to two of the allowed four used for staff development activities related to implementation of high learning standards and assessments, as adopted by the Board of Regents. superintendent's conference days in each school year for teacher training and rating of State assessm ents, including but not limited to grades 3-8 assessments required under the federal No Child Left Behind act of 2001. This amendment is in effect through June 30, 2013. 11
What Can I or Can’t I use a Supt. Conference Day or Shortened Session For? YES No ∗ Pa ∗ Trai Parent – Teacher er C Confer erences es aining an and r rat ating of stat ate assessm ssments. ts. ∗ Implementat atio ion of h high ∗ Gradin lear arnin ing s stan andar ards an and ing exam amin inatio ions or asse ssessment nts assi ssignm nment nts ∗ General ∗ Lesson al Staf aff Or Orie ientat ation n Planni ning ng ∗ Curriculum D ∗ Record Keeping m Devel elopmen ment ∗ In service Educat ∗ Routine Admi ation dmin ma matters 12
Partial days ∗ Notwithstanding a g any o y other p provision of law, , rule or regulat ation t to t the contrary, s school d districts m may e elect to use o one o or more o of such al allowable co conf nference d days i in uni n units of no not l less than o one ne h hour ur each ach t to provide s staff d development a activities r relat ating t g to i implementat ation of the n new h hig igh l learning standards ds and a assessments. A dis distric rict mak making s such uch elect ction ma may provide s such uch staf aff d development dur uring the re regularly s scheduled da dail ily s session ion a and d apply such u unit its to o satisfy a de defic iciency in in the l length of of on one or or more ore da dail ily s session ions of of in instructio ion for or pupil ils as specif ified d in in re regulatio ions of of the co commi mmissioner. The com ommis issioner s shall a assure t that s such confere rence d days i include de a appropria riate s school v violence p prevention ion and d int ntervention trai aining, and and ma may r require t that at up up to o one ne s such uch con onference da day b be de dedic dicated f for or such purpose. 13
Partial days ∗ No Notwithstanding a any o other er p provision o of law, r rul ule o e or reg egul ulation t to the e co cont ntrary, sch chool d districts m may el elect ect to us use e one or mor on ore of of such a allo llowable le c con onference d days i in u units of of not l no les ess than o one ne hour ur ea each ch t to provide e staff d devel elopmen ent act ctivities es rel elating to implem emen entation of the e ne new high learning s standar ards a and a assessments. . A dist istrict mak making g such uch el elect ection m may p provide s e such uch s staff d devel elopmen ent d dur uring the he regu gularly sc sche heduled d dail aily se sessio ssion an and ap apply su such u unit its to satisfy a def eficien ency cy in t n the l e leng ength of one o ne or more d e daily se sessio ssions o of f in inst struction f for pupils as as sp specifi fied in in reg egul ulations of the e com commissioner er. The he commi mmissioner shal shall assur ure t e that s such uch conf confer erence ce days i incl nclude a e appropriate sch choo ool v violen ence ce prevent ention a and nd i int nter erven ention t training, and nd may r req equi uire t e that up up to one one such uch co conf nfer eren ence d day be be ded edica cated ed for such uch pur urpos ose. 14
Attendance & 180 Day Requirement ½ days which DO NOT count toward 180 day requirement: ½ days for elementary students scheduled on days counted as Regents Exam Days ½ days on any ‘end of year’ days scheduled before Regents Exam Days ½ days scheduled before vacation days for any grade level (such as day before Thanksgiving) ½ days scheduled for kindergarten students enrolled in full day K See SED Memo: https://stateaid.nysed.gov/attendance/attendance_info.htm
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