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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And to answer the questions. There are 180 days planned. The equivalent of 1080 hours (at 6 hours per day.) To meet 990 hours, they start with 90 extra hours.

- There are 4 planned early releases at the end of each quarter. A total of 8 hours. 82 hours remain. 
- There are two special elections. A total of 12 hours. 70 hours remain. 
- There were 4 snow days and one partial snow day (4 hours). A total of 28 hours. 42 hours remain. 
- There were 6 delayed openings. A total of 12 hours. 30 hours remain. 
- There is one 3 hour early release due to weather. 27 hours remain.

However, elementary schools have the additional 3 hour early releases. 
- There are 8 early releases scheduled. A total of 24 hours. 3 hours remain for elementary schools.

That is why elementary parents are asking to cancel the April and May dates. What if there’s another freak thunder storm that requires a closure? Would we rather seek a waiver for less than 990 credit hours than try to get a few instructional hours back? April is getting a full planning day due to the election. It makes no sense to hold onto the April early release. [/quote]

The school day is 7 hours, not 6.[/quote]
I’m pretty sure they use 6. I don’t think lunch and recess count toward hours. If they used 7 hour days, we’d have 38 snow days available. [/quote]

Pp here. Thank you for clarifying that. I did not know that.[/quote]

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