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Woodland Hills update: district has used five state-approved flexible instruction days; Act 56 hours will govern makeup options
Summary
Dr. Eddie Wilson, Woodland Hills School District director of curriculum and instruction, told the board Jan. 22 that the district has used its five state-approved flexible instruction days and is relying on the hours option established by Act 56.
Dr. Eddie Wilson, Woodland Hills School District director of curriculum and instruction, told the board Jan. 22 that the district has used its five state-approved flexible instruction days and is relying on the hours option established by the state’s recent law, Act 56.
“Flexible instruction days are days that the state said that districts could apply for beginning in the year after following COVID,” Wilson said. “Our plan was only approved if it had synchronous instruction and teachers taking attendance based on who is online with synchronous instruction.”
Why it matters: Act 56, enacted by the state in December 2023, changed the school-code requirements so districts may meet the year either by 180 days of student attendance or by required instructional hours (900 hours for primary/k–6 buildings and 990 hours for secondary/grades 7–12). That gives Woodland Hills alternate ways to make up lost time after recent weather closures.
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