ARTICLE XIII
School Calendar

A. Calendar
The CTC shall have the right to present to the Superintendent suggestions regarding the school calendar. The Superintendent will meet with the CTC prior to making recommendations to the Board, provided such meeting does not delay adoption of the calendar by the Board. Recommendations from the CTC must be received by the Superintendent no later than December 15th of each year.
 
The official calendar is as follows:
 
2006-2007
*
178 student attendance days
* 4½ Institute Days
* 2 ½ Teacher plan days
* 185 Teacher work days
 
2007-2008
*
177 student attendance days
* 4 ½ Institute Days
* 2 ½ Teacher plan days
* 184 Teacher work days
 
2008-2009
*
176 student attendance days
* 4 ½ Institute Days
* 2 ½ Teacher plan days
* 183 Teacher work days
 
Note:
In addition to the above, the school calendar shall include five (5) additional days which shall be available to require Teachers to restore up to five (5) days lost from the school calendar due to snow/emergency. If any of the five (5) additional days are unused, they shall be deleted from the school calendar.
 
B. Kindergarten classes will begin the second full day of school. On all school days when students are in session for only a half-day, kindergarten will not be in session. Kindergarten Teachers will be on duty for the same period of time as all other Teachers.
 
C. The Board may require the first year probationary Teachers to work up to a maximum of ten (10) additional days during the first year as a condition of employment for orientation, training purposes and activities directly related to enhance a Teacher's job description. The additional days may occur prior to the start of the school year. The purposes for these additional days as described above may include time to acquaint the first-year probationary Teachers with District policies, procedures, and curriculum, and for staff development and building activities.