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
	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
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.)