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DPI reports on instructional‑time and 4‑day week waivers; 15 districts currently on four‑day schedules
Summary
DPI told the committee which districts are operating under instructional‑unit‑time waivers and which have approved four‑day school weeks; county and district extensions vary by approval history and administrative code rules.
Department of Public Instruction staff reviewed state reporting on two recurring waiver categories: (1) waivers of instructional unit time (allowing fewer than the statutory clock hours for some courses) and (2) approved four‑day school‑week waivers.
Instructional‑unit time waivers: DPI staff explained that statute and administrative code require 150 clock hours for science and CTE courses and 120 clock hours for other courses but that local high schools may apply for waivers if they shorten class periods or otherwise change schedules. Approved waivers are initially valid…
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