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[quote=Anonymous]Here is a link to the 2026 BOE/MCPS legislative priorities: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/boe/meetings/memorandum/09/uploadedfiles/boe/meetings/memorandum/2026_legislativeplatform_final.pdf

Document below. NB: HS are required to have 1,170 hours of instruction. The 1,080 applies to ES/MS.

Priority Issue
Minimum Instructional Time Requirements
State law requires schools to provide at least 180 days and 1,080 instructional hours each school year. A waiver process exists for schools that meet the hour requirement but fall short of 180 days, due to natural disasters, civil emergencies, or severe weather.

In the 2024–2025 school year, winter weather closures resulted in MCPS being able to meet the 1,080-hour requirement but fall short of the 180-day minimum. The school system sought a waiver, which was denied. Therefore, MCPS had to extend the school year by two half-days – Monday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 17 – at
more than $1.75 million for personnel costs alone. There were additional costs associated with simply keeping the facilities operational for two extra days. Absenteeism among students and staff was unusually high on those days, resulting in little instructional value for an outsized financial cost.

Allowing MCPS to meet either the 180-day or the 1,080-hour requirement – rather than both – would have avoided this unnecessary expense. Therefore, the Montgomery County Board of Education plans to pursue a local bill permitting compliance through either the minimum number of days or hours.[/quote]

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