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LWolf

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3. 160 days is not the lowest in the nation.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 10:33 AM

Jul 2012

My district has a 167 day school year when no days are cut. Four of those days are parent conference days, which are counted as "student contact." So, really, our standard year has 163 instructional days when no days are cut. Of course, for the last several years, we've cut days; anywhere from 6 to 20, depending on the budget and the result of negotiations. I'm sorry to see CA go down that path.

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CA bill would allow school districts to cut three additional weeks of class. [View all] RandySF Jun 2012 OP

they will have to cut 3 weeks worth of curriculum as well and rewrite ALL the tests for msongs Jun 2012 #1

Nah. Just tell the kids the last week of school to study a month's worth. mbperrin Jun 2012 #2

160 days is not the lowest in the nation. LWolf Jul 2012 #3

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