School Hours

The school year shall consist of not less than one thousand eighty (1,080) hours of classroom instruction. Not more than thirty (30) of these hours shall be used for professional meetings. In addition, parent-teacher conferences may be held during the school day and counted as classroom instruction for no more than six (6) hours per semester, for a total of twelve (12) hours per school year.

Notification of this policy shall be provided to the State Board of Education prior to October 15 of the applicable school year.

Legal Citations

The qualifications and procedures outlined in this policy are based upon the following:

• 70 O.S. §1-109