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Committee refines school-calendar language to cite Idaho statute and avoid mandating 22 hours of in‑service time
Summary
The committee revised draft language about the school calendar and instructional hours so the policy cites Idaho statute for minimum instructional hours and avoids binding the district to provide a fixed 22 hours of teacher in‑service time, and asked staff to have counsel review the updated wording.
The Lakeland Joint School District 272 policy committee discussed the district’s draft school‑year calendar policy and agreed to reword the instructional-hours section so it cites Idaho statute for the minimum annual instructional hours and does not obligate the district to provide a fixed 22 hours of teacher in‑service time.
The draft states the district fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30 and lists holidays and commemorative days. Committee members noted that…
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