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Gateway SD clarifies snow-day policy as district uses flexible instruction days
Summary
Board members and district staff explained how Pennsylvania'-era flexible instruction days differ from traditional snow days, saying the district has five flexible instructional days and has used four so far this winter; the district said hourly requirements mean it can meet state minimums either by days or instructional hours.
Board member Miss Joyce asked district staff to explain how the district now handles snow days and remote instruction, prompting a detailed explanation of the district's flexible-instruction policy.
District staff explained that the state allows districts to meet the annual instructional requirement either by calendar days (traditionally 180) or by required instructional hours, and that the state recently authorized five flexible instructional (remote) days. "It was both before. Recently they allotted 5 flexible instruction days or remote days for schools. So we're allotted 5 flexible…
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