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Hardy County Schools board schedules electronic vote after debate over staggered start dates
Summary
At a meeting called to order at 4:34, the Hardy County Schools board reviewed five proposed academic calendars, discussed state calendar requirements and concerns about vocational students missing days when schools start on different dates, and set an electronic survey vote to close on the 20th.
Presenter (Speaker 1) opened the calendar item by defining the academic calendar and explaining how five proposed calendars were developed by school-level calendar committees that included administrators, staff, students and parents. “School calendar, also known as the academic calendar, is the schedule outlining key dates and events for the school year,” the Presenter said.
The Presenter summarized West Virginia Department of Education requirements cited to the board, including a 180-day instructional minimum, a 20-day employment term with specified non-instructional days and faculty senate meeting requirements. “The instructional term has to be 180 days,”…
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