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Albemarle has 11 banked instructional hours left; two more closures would force makeup days, staff say
Summary
Assistant superintendent Daphne Kaiser told the board the division started the year with a 66‑hour surplus, used 55 hours for recent weather and flooding, and now has 11 hours available before it must schedule makeup days under Virginia law requiring 990 instructional hours (or 180 school days).
Assistant Superintendent Daphne Kaiser told the Albemarle County School Board on Feb. 13 that the division began the school year with 66 surplus instructional hours but has used 55 of them because of flooding and recent snow events, leaving 11 banked hours above the Virginia statutory requirement of 990 instructional hours per school year.
Kaiser said the 11 remaining hours are enough to cover one more full‑day closure without…
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