Texas Legislature says that 75,600 minutes is enough time for students
Students are usually the ones who count the minutes they are in class, but the Texas Legislature did the same and determined that 75,600 minutes are the appropriate amount for a school year.
Due to this, Salado ISD will shorten its school year by eight days in 2016-17, down to 170 school days compared to 178 days in the current school year.
“The Texas Legislature passed a law last spring that changes the school attendance accounting from days to 75,600 minutes,” Salado ISD Superintendent Michael Novotny said in announcing the new school calendar, which will end for students on May 26, 2017.
“Many school districts (including Salado) have a school day that is longer than the minimum length of seven hours so it allows us to have the required number of 75,600 minutes in fewer school days,” Dr. Novotny said.
Salado will continue with the nine-week grading period that was started with the 2015-16 school year.
The first day of classes will be Aug. 23, 2016.
Student and Teacher Holidays will include Labor Day on Sept. 5, Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Thanksgiving Break Nov. 21-25, Christmas Break Dec. 19-Jan. 2, 2017, Spring Break, March 13-17, April 14, and May 29.
Teachers will have a workday on Jan. 3 and students return to class on Jan. 4, 2017. Teachers will also have a work day on May 30-31.
Oct. 10 and Jan. 16 will be Student Holidays and Parent Conference Days.
Feb. 20 and April 17 will be Bad Weather Days.
STAAR Assessment Days will be Dec. 5-9 and May 1-5 and May 8-11.
Noon Release days for the end of Nine Weeks will be Oct. 14, Dec. 16, March 10 and May 26 (final day of classes).
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