The school academic year for students will be for a minimum of 1,080 hours of instruction in the school calendar. Seniors may be excused up to 30 hours of instruction after they have met the district's requirements for graduation. The board may also excuse graduating seniors from making up days due to inclement weather if the student has met the school district's graduation requirements.
The superintendent has the authority to deny early release, or reduce the number of days for which graduating seniors may be excused, if a senior has failed to meet the requirements for graduation, as a form of discipline for an individual or for the class as a whole, or if the academic year has been disrupted by school closings for severe weather or other emergencies.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 20.9; 279.10 (2003).
281 I.A.C. 12.2(1).
Cross Reference: 501 Student Attendance
601.1 School Calendar
Approved: 11/01/2004
Reviewed: 05/27/2008, 03/18/2013, 09/17/2018, 04/17/2023
Revised: 09/17/2018, 04/17/2023
