1. A school district shall provide for a school calendar that includes:
a. At least nine hundred sixty-two and one-half hours of instruction for elementary
school students and one thousand fifty hours of instruction for middle and high
school students;
b. Three holidays, as selected by the board in consultation with district teachers
from the list provided for in subdivisions b through j of subsection 1 of section
15.1-06-02;
c. No more than two days for:
(1)Parent-teacher conferences; or
(2)Compensatory time for parent-teacher conferences held outside of regular
school hours; and
d. At least three days of professional development not including meals or breaks.
2. For the first three days of professional development required under subdivision d of
subsection 1, a day of professional dev
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1. A school district shall provide for a school calendar that includes:
a. At least nine hundred sixty-two and one-half hours of instruction for elementary
school students and one thousand fifty hours of instruction for middle and high
school students;
b. Three holidays, as selected by the board in consultation with district teachers
from the list provided for in subdivisions b through j of subsection 1 of section
15.1-06-02;
c. No more than two days for:
(1) Parent-teacher conferences; or
(2) Compensatory time for parent-teacher conferences held outside of regular
school hours; and
d. At least three days of professional development not including meals or breaks.
2. For the first three days of professional development required under subdivision d of
subsection 1, a day of professional development must consist of:
a. Six hours of professional development, exclusive of meals and other breaks,
conducted within a single day;
b. Six hours of cumulative professional development conducted under the auspices
of a professional learning community; or
c. Two four-hour periods of professional development, exclusive of meals and other
breaks, conducted over two days.
3. If because of weather or other conditions a school must cancel hours of instruction or
dismiss before completing all hours of instruction for the day, the school is responsible
for making up only those hours and portions of an hour between the time of
cancellation or early dismissal and the conclusion of all hours of classroom instruction
for the day if the dismissal will result in the school failing to meet the requirements of
subdivision a of subsection 1. A school district may satisfy the requirements of this
section by providing virtual instruction pursuant to section 15.1-07-25.4.
4. For purposes of this section, a full day of instruction at a physical school plant consists
of:
a. At least five and one-half hours for kindergarten and elementary students, during
which time the students are required to be in attendance for the purpose of
receiving curricular instruction; and
b. At least six hours for high school students, during which time the students are
required to be in attendance for the purpose of receiving curricular instruction.
5. If a school district intends to operate under a school calendar that consists of four days
of instruction per week, the school district shall apply and be approved for a waiver by
the superintendent of public instruction.
6. If a school district intends to provide virtual instruction, the instruction must comply
with the requirements under subsection 4. The attendance of students participating in
virtual instruction must be verified by monitoring the student's progress on academic
pacing guides developed by the school district to ensure students are in attendance
and receiving sufficient curricular instruction, as defined in rules adopted by the
superintendent of public instruction.