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Table 166. | Minimum length of school year and policy on textbook selection, by state: 2000, 2004, and 2006 |
State | Minimum length of school year | State policy on textbook selection, 2006 | State | |||||||||
In days | In hours | State recommends or selects textbooks | Local decision | State standards used in recom-mendation or selection | ||||||||
2000 | 2004 | 2006 | 2006 | Recom-mends | Selects | Either recom-mends or selects | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
Alabama | 175 | 175 | 175 | † | X | X | Alabama | |||||
Alaska | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | Alaska | ||||||
Arizona | 175 | 1 | 175 | 180 | † | Arizona | ||||||
Arkansas | 178 | 178 | 178 | † | X | X | Arkansas | |||||
California | 175 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | California | |||||
Colorado | [2] | 170 | 160 | 450/900 (K5); 990 (1–8); 1,080 (9–12) | X | Colorado | ||||||
Connecticut | 180 | 180 | 180 | 900 | X | Connecticut | ||||||
Delaware | [2] | [2] | † | 440 (K); 1,060 (1–11); 1,032 (12) | Delaware | |||||||
District of Columbia | 180 | 3 | 180 | 180 | † | — | — | — | — | — | District of Columbia | |
Florida | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | Florida | |||||
Georgia | 180 | 3 | 180 | 180 | 810 (K–3); 900 (4–5); 990 (6–12) | X | X | Georgia | ||||
Hawaii | 184 | 183 | 179 | † | X | X | Hawaii | |||||
Idaho | 180 | 170 | † | 450 (K); 810 (1–3); 900 (4–8); 990 (9–12) | X | X | Idaho | |||||
Illinois | 180 | 4 | 185 | 176 | 880 | X | Illinois | |||||
Indiana | 180 | 180 | 180 | 900 (1–6); 1,080 (7–12) | X | X | Indiana | |||||
Iowa | 180 | 180 | 180 | 990 (1–11); 962 (12) | X | Iowa | ||||||
Kansas | 186 | 186 | 186 (K–11); | 465 (K); 1,116 (1–11); 1,086 (12) | Kansas | |||||||
181 (12) | ||||||||||||
Kentucky | 175 | [2] | 175 | 1,050 | X | X | Kentucky | |||||
Louisiana | 175 | 177 | 177 | 1,062 | X | X | Louisiana | |||||
Maine | 175 | 180 | 175 | † | X | Maine | ||||||
Maryland | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1,080 | Maryland | |||||||
Massachusetts | 180 | 180 | 180 | 425 (K); 900 (1–8); 990 (9–12) | X | Massachusetts | ||||||
Michigan | 180 | 185 | † | 549 (K); 1098 (1–12) | X | Michigan | ||||||
Minnesota | [2] | [2] | [2] | † | X | Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | 180 | 180 | 180 | 990 | X | X | Mississippi | |||||
Missouri | 174 | 174 | 174 | 522 (K); 1044 (1–12) | Missouri | |||||||
Montana | 180 | 180 | 90 (K); | 360 (K); 720 (1–3); 1,080 (4–12) | Montana | |||||||
180 (K–12) | ||||||||||||
Nebraska | [2] | [2] | † | 400 (K); 1,032 (1–8); 1,080 (9–12) | X | Nebraska | ||||||
Nevada | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | Nevada | |||||||
New Hampshire | 180 | 180 | 180 | 945 (1–4); 990 (5–12) | X | New Hampshire | ||||||
New Jersey | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | 5 | New Jersey | ||||
New Mexico | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450/990 (K5); 990 (1–6); 1,080 (7–12) | X | X | New Mexico | |||||
New York | 180 | 3 | 180 | 180 | † | New York | ||||||
North Carolina | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1,000 | X | X | North Carolina | |||||
North Dakota | 173 | 173 | 173 | † | X | North Dakota | ||||||
Ohio | 182 | 182 | 182 | 910 | Ohio | |||||||
Oklahoma | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1,080 | X | X | Oklahoma | |||||
Oregon | [2] | [2] | † | 405 (K); 810 (1–3); 900 (4–8); 990 (9–12) | X | X | Oregon | |||||
Pennsylvania | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450/900 (K5); 900 (1–6); 990 (7–12) | Pennsylvania | |||||||
Rhode Island | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | Rhode Island | |||||||
South Carolina | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | South Carolina | |||||
South Dakota | — | 170 | † | 875 (1–3); 962.5 (4–12) | South Dakota | |||||||
Tennessee | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | Tennessee | |||||
Texas | 187 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | Texas | |||||
Utah | 180 | 180 | 180 | 990 | X | X | Utah | |||||
Vermont | 175 | 175 | 175 | 350 (K); 700 (1–2); 962.5 (3–12) | Vermont | |||||||
Virginia | 180 | 180 | 180 | 540 (K); 990 (1–12) | X | X | Virginia | |||||
Washington | 180 | 4 | 180 | 180 | 450 (K); 1,000 (1–12) | X | Washington | |||||
West Virginia | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | West Virginia | |||||
Wisconsin | 180 | 180 | 180 | 437 (K); 1,050 (1–6); 1,137 (7–12) | X | Wisconsin | ||||||
Wyoming | 175 | 175 | 175 | 450 (K); 900 (1–5); 1,050 (6–8); 1,100 (9–12) | Wyoming |
— Not available. † Not applicable. X Denotes that the state has a policy. A blank denotes that the state does not have a policy. 1 1994 data. 2 No statewide policy; varies by district. 3 1996 data. 4 1998 data. 5 Has state standards, but no policy of state recommendation or selection. NOTE: Some states allow for different types of school calendars by setting instruction 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, 2004, and 2006, supplemented by information from several state education agencies. (This table was prepared September 2008.) |