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District outlines how calamity days and online makeup hours would be handled if thresholds are exceeded
Summary
Superintendent Howard told the board the state now measures instructional time in hours and the district is close to the threshold; staff may need to add hours, use Saturdays or submit an online-instruction plan if required, and they will involve parents in contingency planning.
TROTWOOD-MADISON CITY — The district is tracking instructional hours closely after guidance from the Ohio Department of Education shifted makeup rules from days to hours, Superintendent Howard told the board on Feb. 5.
Howard walked trustees through a packet showing instructional hours provided by grade and the number of hours over the state minimum. He said some grade bands, particularly middle-school…
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