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For a day to contribute to the 180-day requirement for the school year, it must consist of at least 50% in-person instruction, 50% virtual synchronous instruction, or a combination of in-person and virtual synchronous instruction that comprises at least 50% of the overall instruction. The determination of what type of instructional day is provided should be based on the school’s overall planned operations for the majority of students.

For any instructional day that is less than 360 minutes (secondary) or less than 300 minutes (elementary), that calendar date must be given a calendar event of Delay/Early Dismissal- Other or Delay/Early Dismissal- Weather. To verify accuracy of calendar dates, calendar event descriptors and event minutes: Once in Data Exchange, navigate to the Review page and select “Calendar Date” from the list of resources and review/export those dates to ensure each date with Event Minutes less than the minutes requirement for each school type has a Calendar Event Descriptor of Delay/Early Dismissal – Other or Delay/Early Dismissal – Weather. If an instructional day is listed with a Calendar Event Descriptor of “Student Calendar" but does not meet the minimum minute requirements, that date will not count as an instructional day until the calendar event descriptor is updated to one of the delay/early dismissal calendar event descriptors. Days when two-hour delays or two hour early dismissals occur for reasons unrelated to staff and student safety, such as staff trainings and in-services, are not considered to meet the minimum instructional time requirements and therefore do not contribute to the 180 instructional day total