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Instructional Minutes

Data element definitions and sources for the 2005-06 School Accountability Report Card (SARC).

Specific Requirements

The total number of instructional minutes offered in the school year, separately stated for each grade level, as compared to the total number of the instructional minutes per school year that are required by state law, separately stated for each grade level.

Education Code Section 33126 (b)(15)

 

Definitions

List of the total number of overall instructional minutes by grade level in comparison to 36,000 minutes for kindergarten; 50,400 minutes for grades one through three; 54,000 minutes for grades four through eight; and 64,800 minutes for grades nine through twelve.

 

Guidelines and Data Sources

Instructional minutes requirements are governed by Education Code Section 46201.

The total number of instructional minutes includes actual passing time between classes, not to exceed 10 minutes for any one passing.

Data provided by the Local Educational Agency (LEA).

Questions: SARC Team | sarc@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0875 
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