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INSTRUCTION 2100
Subject to §§ 20-1-301 and 20-1-308, MCA, and any applicable collective bargaining agreement covering the employment of affected employees, the trustees of a school district shall set the number of hours in a school term, the length of the school day, and the number of school days in a school week. When proposing to adopt changes to a previously adopted school term, school week, or school day, the trustees shall: (a) negotiate the changes with the recognized collective bargaining unit representing the employees affected by the changes; (b) solicit input from the employees affected by the changes but not represented by a collective bargaining agreement; (c) and from the people who live within the boundaries of the school district.
Teachers and students will devote a portion of the day on each commemorative holiday designated in § 20-1-306, MCA, to study and honor the commemorated person or occasion. The Board may from time to time designate a regular school day as a commemorative holiday.
Pupil instruction may be held on a Saturday at the discretion of a school district for the purpose of providing additional pupil instruction, provided that: (a) Saturday school is not a pupil-instruction day and does not count toward the minimum aggregate hours of pupil instruction; and (b) student attendance is voluntary.
At least the minimum number of aggregate hours must be conducted during each school fiscal year. The minimum aggregate hours required by grade are:
(a) A minimum of 360 aggregate hours for a kindergarten program;
(b) 720 hours for grades 1 through 3;
(c) 1,080 hours for grades 4 through 12; and
(d) 1,050 hours may be sufficient for graduating seniors.
In addition, seven (7) pupil instruction-related days may be scheduled for the following purposes:
1. Pre-school staff orientation for the purpose of organization of the school year;
2. Staff professional development programs (minimum of three (3) days);
3. Parent/teacher conferences; and
4. Post-school record and report (not to exceed one (1) day, or one-half (½) day at the end of each semester or quarter).
Legal References: § 20-1-301, MCA School fiscal year
§ 20-1-302, MCA School day and week
§ 20-1-303, MCA Conduct of School on Saturday or Sunday
§ 20-1-304, MCA Pupil-instruction-related day
§ 20-1-306, MCA Commemorative exercises on certain days
ARM 10.55.701 Board of Trustees
ARM 10.65.101-103 Pupil-Instruction-Related Days
ARM 10.55.906 High School Credit