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SCHOOL YEAR

The Orleans Parish School Board shall annually adopt a school calendar that includes a minimum of 177 days of instruction.  Semesters shall be of similar length and defined by the school calendar adopted by the School Board.  The School Board may authorize some or all of its schools to modify the number of instructional days per year provided the total number of instructional minutes per year is no less than the minimum number of instructional minutes per day multiplied by the minimum number of instructional days required by law, or a total of 63,720 instructional minutes.  The School Board may designate certain days for staff development, parent-teacher conferences, emergencies, faculty studies, and other activities which the School Board deems appropriate and necessary.

Should the number of days a school is closed result in less than the minimum number of days of school with student attendance required by the Louisiana Department of Education, the School Board reserves the right to make up the days missed or to request that the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) make an exception to the minimum number of days of school attendance required.

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:154, 17:154.1, 17:154.3, 17:154.4

Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators,  Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education

Orleans Parish School Board