Table 167. | Minimum amount of instructional time per year and policy on textbook selection, by state: 2000, 2006, and 2008 |
State | Minimum amount of instructional time per year | State policy on textbook selection, 2008 | State | |||||||||
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In days | In hours | State recommends or selects textbooks | Local decision | State standards used in recom-mendation or selection | ||||||||
2000 | 2006 | 2008 | 2008 | Recom-mends | Selects | Either recom-mends or selects | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
Alabama | 175 | 175 | 180 | † | X | X | Alabama | |||||
Alaska | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1 | 740 (K-3); 900 (4-12) | X | Alaska | |||||
Arizona | 175 | 2 | 180 | 180 | 3 | † | X | Arizona | ||||
Arkansas | 178 | 178 | 178 | 4 | † | X | X | Arkansas | ||||
California | 175 | 180 | 180 | † | X | California | ||||||
Colorado | [5] | 160 | 160 | 450/900 (K); 990 (1-5); 1,080 (6-12) | X | Colorado | ||||||
Connecticut | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450/900 (K); 900 (1-12) | X | Connecticut | ||||||
Delaware | [5] | † | † | 440 (K); 1,060 (1-11); 1,032 (12) | X | Delaware | ||||||
District of Columbia | 180 | 6 | 180 | 180 | † | District of Columbia | ||||||
Florida | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | Florida | |||||
Georgia | 180 | 6 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | Georgia | ||||
Hawaii | 184 | 179 | 180 | † | X | X | Hawaii | |||||
Idaho | 180 | † | † | 4501 (K); 8101 (1-3); 9001 (4-8); 9901,7 (9-12) | X | X | Idaho | |||||
Illinois | 180 | 8 | 176 | 176 | † | X | Illinois | |||||
Indiana | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | X | Indiana | |||||
Iowa | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | Iowa | ||||||
Kansas | 186 | 186 (K-11); 181 (12) | 186 (K-11); 181 (12) | 465 (K); 1,116 (1-11); 1,086 (12) | X | Kansas | ||||||
Kentucky | 175 | 175 | 175 | 1 | † | X | X | Kentucky | ||||
Louisiana | 175 | 177 | 177 | 4 | † | X | Louisiana | |||||
Maine | 175 | 175 | 175 | 4 | † | X | Maine | |||||
Maryland | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1,080 | X | Maryland | ||||||
Massachusetts | 180 | 180 | 180 | 425 (K); 900 (1-8)9 ; 990 (6-12)10 | X | Massachusetts | ||||||
Michigan | 180 | † | † | 1,098 | X | Michigan | ||||||
Minnesota | [5] | [5] | [5] | † | X | Minnesota | ||||||
Mississippi | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | Mississippi | ||||||
Missouri | 174 | 174 | 174 | 1,044 | — | — | — | — | — | Missouri | ||
Montana | 180 | 90 (K); 180 (K-12) | † | 360/720 (K); 720 (1-3); 1,0807 (4-12) | X | Montana | ||||||
Nebraska | [5] | † | † | 400 (K); 1,032 (1-8); 1,080 (9-12) | X | Nebraska | ||||||
Nevada | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | Nevada | |||||||
New Hampshire | 180 | 180 | 180 | 945 (1-8)11 ; 990 (9-12) | X | New Hampshire | ||||||
New Jersey | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | New Jersey | ||||||
New Mexico | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450/99012 (K); 99012 (1-6); 1,080 (7-12) | X | X | New Mexico | |||||
New York | 180 | 6 | 180 | 180 | † | X | New York | |||||
North Carolina | 180 | 180 | 180 | 1,000 | X | North Carolina | ||||||
North Dakota | 173 | 173 | 173 | 13 | † | X | North Dakota | |||||
Ohio | 182 | 182 | 182 | 1 | † | X | Ohio | |||||
Oklahoma | 180 | 180 | 175 | 4 | † | X | X | Oklahoma | ||||
Oregon | [5] | † | † | 405 (K); 810 (1-3); 900 (4-8); 9907 (9-12) | X | X | Oregon | |||||
Pennsylvania | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450 (K); 900 (1-6); 990 (7-12) | — | — | — | — | — | Pennsylvania | ||
Rhode Island | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | Rhode Island | ||||||
South Carolina | 180 | 180 | 180 | 4 | † | X | X | South Carolina | ||||
South Dakota | — | † | † | 437.514 (K); Board decision (1-3)15 ; 962.57 (4-12) | X | South Dakota | ||||||
Tennessee | 180 | 180 | 180 | 13 | † | X | X | Tennessee | ||||
Texas | 187 | 180 | 180 | † | X | Texas | ||||||
Utah | 180 | 180 | 180 | 450 (K); 810 (1); 990 (2-12) | X | Utah | ||||||
Vermont | 175 | 175 | 175 | † | — | — | — | — | — | Vermont | ||
Virginia | 180 | 180 | 180 | 540 (K); 990 (1-12) | X | X | X | Virginia | ||||
Washington | 180 | 8 | 180 | 180 | 450 (K); 1,000 (1-12) | X | X | Washington | ||||
West Virginia | 180 | 180 | 180 | † | X | West Virginia | ||||||
Wisconsin | 180 | 180 | 180 | 437 (K); 1,050 (1-6); 1,137 (7-12) | X | Wisconsin | ||||||
Wyoming | 175 | 175 | 175 | † | X | 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 Includes time for staff development. | ||||||||||||
2 1994 data. | ||||||||||||
3 Or an equivalent number of minutes of instruction per year for districts on an alternate schedule. | ||||||||||||
4 Does not include time for staff development. | ||||||||||||
5 No statewide policy; varies by district. | ||||||||||||
6 1996 data. | ||||||||||||
7 Instructional time for graduating seniors may be reduced. | ||||||||||||
8 1998 data. | ||||||||||||
9 Instructional hours shown apply to schools with grades 1 through 5, 6, 7, or 8. | ||||||||||||
10 Instructional hours shown apply to schools with any combination of grades within the given range. | ||||||||||||
11 Middle schools (any combination of grades 4 through 8) are required to have the same hours as secondary schools (grades 9 through 12). | ||||||||||||
12 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. | ||||||||||||
13 Does not include time for staff development and parent-teacher conferences. | ||||||||||||
14 Kindergarten instructional time is effective July 1, 2010. | ||||||||||||
15 The Board of Education sets the minimum number of hours in the school term for grades 1 through 3. | ||||||||||||
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 (prepublication copy); Education Commission of the States, StateNotes, Scheduling/Length of School Year, 2008, retrieved June 10, 2009, from http://ecs.org/clearinghouse/78/24/7824.pdf; and supplemental information retrieved June 10, 2009, from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary School Education, http://www.doe.mass.edu/lawsregs/603cmr27.html?section=105; retrieved July 16, 2009, from the New Hampshire General Court, http://state.nh.us/rules/ed300.html; retrieved July 21, 2009, from the South Dakota Department of Education, http://doe.sd.gov/oatq/accreditation/exemptionSDCL.asp; and retrieved July 23, 2009, from the Pennsylvania Code, http://pacode.com/secure/data/022/Chapter11/s11.3.html. (This table was prepared July 2009.) |