- Document Link: AE – School Year
- Title: School Year
- Section: A. School District Organization
- Adoption Date: 07/16/2020
- Ref Code: O.C.G.A. 20-02-0147, O.C.G.A. 20-02-0168, Rule 160-4-2-.16, Rule 160-4-2-.48, Rule 160-5-1-.01, Rule 160-5-1-.02, Rule 160-5-1-.10
Descriptor Code: AE
School Year
Unless waived by the State Board of Education or ordered by the Governor, the school year will consist a minimum of 180 school days of education or its equivalent for each eligible student.
The State Board of Education may depart from the 180-day school year under the following emergency conditions: the President of the United States proclaims a national emergency; the Governor of the State of Georgia proclaims a state emergency; or when due to emergency, disaster, act of God, civil disturbance, or shortage of vital or critical materials, supplies, or fuel, the continued operation of the schools in the School District according to the definitions of school year, school month or school day is impractical or impossible [O.C.G.A. § 20-2-168(c)(3)].
The School Board may, without the necessity of authorization from the state board, elect not to complete, as make-up days, up to four additional days otherwise needed which are the result of days when school was closed due to emergency, disaster, act of God, civil disturbance, or shortage of vital or critical material, supplies, or fuel.
ADOPTED: August 2, 2001 REVISED: July 16, 2020
Cross Ref.: IED – Scheduling for Instruction
JBD – Absences and Excuses