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Superintendent reviews school‑year calendar and Ohio Revised Code requirements; board schedules adoption for February
Summary
During the Jan. 13 meeting Superintendent Bill reviewed the district’s calendar‑hearing materials required by the Ohio Revised Code, including statutory minimum hours, proposed teacher report days and student start and end dates; the board will return in February to adopt a final calendar.
Superintendent Bill presented the required calendar hearing material to the Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education on Jan. 13, describing Ohio Revised Code minimum instructional hours and a proposed calendar option for the 2024–25 school year.
Bill said Ohio Revised Code minimums are 910 hours for kindergarten through sixth grade and 1,001 hours for high school; districts may deduct up to 24 hours for peer teacher conferences and in‑service, which affects how the district computes minimums. The superintendent told the board the district’s current instruction totals about 100 hours above the state minimums and noted the district accounts for calamity days.
For the coming year the district proposed that teachers report on Aug. 13–18 (staff noted they would shorten initial professional days from five to four at the front end) and students begin on Aug. 19. The proposed last day in the packet was May 28; the Knox County Career Center calendar has students ending May 22, which the superintendent noted as a scheduling difference for students who attend the career center.
Superintendent Bill said the district will post the proposed calendar online and return to the board in February for formal adoption after the required 30‑day review period.
Why it matters State law prescribes minimum instructional hours and districts must hold a public hearing before adopting a calendar. The board’s tentative calendar affects families’ planning, teacher work days and coordination with Knox County Career Center schedules.
What’s next The board will review public feedback and consider adoption of the calendar at its February meeting.
