DBS CODE: 6111 DBS CODE: 6111INSTRUCTION:
School Calendar:
The school calendar shall annually show the beginning and ending of school dates, legal and local holidays, orientation and workshop meeting days, number of teaching days, vacation periods and other pertinent data.
The Superintendent, after consulting with the teacher's association, shall recommend to the Board of Education a school calendar that will meet the requirements of the law as well as the needs of the community, students and personnel.
The Board of Education has the authority to extend or alter the calendar in the event weather conditions or an emergency situation necessitate the closing of school.
The Board of Education may declare a holiday in the schools under its jurisdiction when good reason exists.
The Board of Education may use the RESC developed and approved uniform regional school calendar.
Legal Reference: Connecticut General Statutes
1-4 Days designated as legal holidays
10-261 Definitions.
PA 14-38, An Act Concerning the Recommendations of the Uniform Regional School Calendar Task Force.
Adopted: September 28, 1981
Revised: September 22, 2014
August 28, 2017
Reviewed: August 19, 2024