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Table 234.20. | Minimum amount of instructional time per year and policy on textbook selection, by state: Selected years, 2000 through 2013 |
State | Minimum amount of instructional time per year | State policy on textbook selection, 2008 | |||||||||||
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In days | In hours | State recommends or selects textbooks | Local decision | State standards used | |||||||||
2000 | 2006 | 2011 | 2013 | 2013 | Recom- mends |
Selects | Either recom- mends or selects |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
Alabama | 175 | 175 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | ||||||
Alaska | 180 | 180 | 170 | 1 | 170 | 1 | 740 (K-3); 900 (4-12) | X | |||||
Arizona | — | 180 | 180 | 2 | 180 | 2 | 356 (K); 712 (1-3); 890 (4-6); 1,000 (7-8); 7203 (9-12) | X | |||||
Arkansas | 178 | 178 | 178 | 1 | 178 | 1 | † | X | X | ||||
California | 175 | 180 | 180/175 | 4 | 180/175 | 4 | 600 (K); 840 (1-3); 900 (4-8); 1,080 (9-12) | X | |||||
Colorado | [5 ] | 160 | 160 | 160 | 435/870 (K); 968 (1-5); 1,056 (6-12) | X | |||||||
Connecticut | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450/900 (K); 900 (1-12) | X | |||||||
Delaware | [5 ] | † | † | † | 1,0606 (K); 1,060 (1-11); 1,032 (12) | X | |||||||
District of Columbia |
— | 180 | 178 | 180 | † | ||||||||
Florida | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 7207 (K-3); 9007 (4-12) | X | X | ||||||
Georgia | — | 180 | 180 | 180 | 810 (K-3); 900 (4-5); 990 (6-12) | X | X | ||||||
Hawaii | 184 | 179 | 180 | 8 | 180 | 8 | 915 (K-6)8,9 ; 990 (7-12)8,9 | X | X | ||||
Idaho | 180 | † | † | † | 45010 (K); 81010 (1-3); 90010 (4-8); 99010,11 (9-12) | X | X | ||||||
Illinois | 180 | 12 | 176 | 176 | 176 | † | X | ||||||
Indiana | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | ||||||
Iowa | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | |||||||
Kansas | 186 | 186 (K-11); | 186 (K-11); | 186 (K-11); | 465 (K); 1,116 (1-11); 1,086 (12) | X | |||||||
181 (12) | 181 (12) | 181 (12) | |||||||||||
Kentucky | 175 | 175 | 175 | 1 | 175 | 1 | 1,062 | X | X | ||||
Louisiana | 175 | 177 | 177 | 1 | 177 | 1 | 1,062 | X | |||||
Maine | 175 | 175 | 175 | 1 | 175 | 1 | † | X | |||||
Maryland | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1,080 | X | |||||||
Massachusetts | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 425 (K); 900 (1-5); 990 (6-12) | X | |||||||
Michigan | 180 | † | 165 | 170 | 1,098 | X | |||||||
Minnesota | [5 ] | [5 ] | † | † | 425 (K); 935 (1-6); 1,020 (7-12) | X | |||||||
Mississippi | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | |||||||
Missouri | 174 | 174 | 174/142 | 13 | 174/142 | 13 | 1,044 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Montana | 180 | 90 (K); | † | † | 360/7201 (K); 7201 (1-3); 1,0801,11 (4-12) | X | |||||||
180 (K-12) | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | [5 ] | † | † | † | 400 (K); 1,032 (1-8); 1,080 (9-12) | X | |||||||
Nevada | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | ||||||||
New Hampshire | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450 (K); 945 (1-5); 990 (6-12) | X | |||||||
New Jersey | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | |||||||
New Mexico | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450/99014 (K); 99014 (1-6); 1,080 (7-12) | X | X | ||||||
New York | — | 180 | 180 | 190 | † | X | |||||||
North Carolina | 180 | 180 | 180 | 185 | 1,025 | X | |||||||
North Dakota | 173 | 173 | 175 | 1 | 175 | 1 | 951.5 (K-8); 1,038 (9-12) | X | |||||
Ohio | 182 | 182 | 182 | 10 | 182 | 10 | 910 | X | |||||
Oklahoma | 180 | 180 | 180 | 10 | 180 | 10 | 90010 (1-6); 1,08010 (7-12) | X | X | ||||
Oregon | [5 ] | † | † | † | 405 (K); 810 (1-3); 900 (4-8); 99011 (9-12) | X | X | ||||||
Pennsylvania | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450 (K); 900 (1-8); 990 (9-12) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Rhode Island | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | |||||||
South Carolina | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1 | 180 | 1 | † | X | X | ||||
South Dakota | — | † | † | † | 437.5 (K); 875 (1-3); 962.511 (4-12) | X | |||||||
Tennessee | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1 | 180 | 1 | † | X | X | ||||
Texas | 187 | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | |||||||
Utah | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450 (K); 810 (1); 990 (2-12) | X | |||||||
Vermont | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | † | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Virginia | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 540 (K); 990 (1-12) | X | X | X | |||||
Washington | 180 | 12 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450 (K); 1,000 (1-6); 1,080 (7-12) | X | X | |||||
West Virginia | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | |||||||
Wisconsin | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 437 (K); 1,050 (1-6); 1,137 (7-12) | X | |||||||
Wyoming | 175 | 175 | 180 | 175 | 450 (K); 900 (Elementary); 1,050 (Middle/Jr. High); 1,100 (Secondary) | X |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||||
X Denotes that the state has a policy. A blank denotes that the state does not have a policy. | |||||||||||||
1 Does not include time for in-service or staff development or parent-teacher conferences. | |||||||||||||
2 Or an equivalent number of minutes of instruction per year. | |||||||||||||
3 Students must enroll in at least 4 subjects that meet at least 720 hours. | |||||||||||||
4 Through 2014-15, charter schools and districts are allowed to shorten the 180-day instructional year to 175 days without fiscal penalty. | |||||||||||||
5 No statewide policy; varies by district. | |||||||||||||
6 1,060-hour requirement for kindergarten waived if district shows inability to implement full-day program. | |||||||||||||
7 For schools on double-session or approved experimental calendar: 630 (K-3); 810 (4-12). | |||||||||||||
8 Does not apply to charter and multitrack schools. | |||||||||||||
9 For the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years. | |||||||||||||
10 Includes time for in-service or staff development or parent-teacher conferences. | |||||||||||||
11 Instructional time for graduating seniors may be reduced. | |||||||||||||
12 1998 data. | |||||||||||||
13 174 days required for a 5-day week; 142 days required for a 4-day week. | |||||||||||||
14 Teachers may use 33 hours of the full-day kindergarten program and 22 hours of the grades 1 through 5 programs for home visits or parent-teacher conferences. | |||||||||||||
NOTE: Minimum number of instructional days refers to the actual number of days that pupils have contact with a teacher. Some states allow for different types of school calendars by setting instructional time in both days and hours, while others use only days or only hours. For states in which the number of days or hours varies by grade, the relevant grade(s) appear in parentheses. | |||||||||||||
SOURCE: Council of Chief State School Officers, Key State Education Policies on PK-12 Education, 2000, 2006, and 2008; Education Commission of the States, StateNotes, Number of Instructional Days/Hours in the School Year (March 2013 revision), retrieved May 1, 2014, from http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/01/06/68/10668.pdf; and supplemental information retrieved from various state websites. (This table was prepared May 2014.) |