Instructional Time Requirements
School District and Charter School Instructional Time Requirement Table
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Updated for 2017–18
| Charter School | Required Days | Required Minutes | Penalty for Not Offering Required Instructional Minutes | Penalty for Not Offering Required Instructional Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicable to all charter schools | 175 |
K 36,000 |
Product of total apportionment for affected students multiplied by percentage of instructional time the school failed to offer. |
Apportionment proportionately reduced for each school day less than 175. |
| School District Conditions | Required Days | Required Minutes | Penalty for Not Offering Required Instructional Minutes | Penalty for Not Offering Required Instructional Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
School district:
|
180 |
K 36,000 |
Product of total apportionment for affected grade level multiplied by percentage of instructional time school district failed to offer. |
Sum of the LCFF apportionment for affected grade level average daily attendance (ADA) times .0056 times the number of days short, up to five days. For each day beyond five days that falls below the minimum required days the penalty is the product of .01143 times the school district's LCFF apportionment. |
School district:
|
180 |
K 36,000 |
Product of total apportionment for affected grade level multiplied by percentage of instructional time school district failed to offer. |
First five days below minimum is sum of the LCFF apportionment for affected grade level ADA times .0056 times the number of days short, up to five days. For each day beyond five days that falls below the minimum required days the penalty is the product of .01143 times the school district's LCFF apportionment. |
School district:
*Applicable to the following school districts:
|
175 |
K 36,000 |
Product of total apportionment for affected grade level multiplied by percentage of instructional time school district failed to offer. |
For each day below the minimum required by statute the penalty is the product of .01143 times the school district's LCFF apportionment for that day. |
School district:
*Applicable to the following school districts:
|
180 |
School district must provide at least the number of instructional minutes it provided in 1982–83. |
Product of total apportionment for affected grade level multiplied by percentage of instructional time school district failed to offer. |
First five days below minimum is sum of the LCFF apportionment for affected grade level ADA times .0056 times the number of days short, up to five days. For each day beyond five days that falls below the minimum required days the penalty is the product of .01143 times the school district's LCFF apportionment. |
School district:
*Applicable to the following school districts:
|
175 |
School district must provide at least the number of instructional minutes it provided in 1982–83. |
Product of total apportionment for affected grade level multiplied by percentage of instructional time school district failed to offer. |
For each day below the minimum required by statute the penalty is the product of .01143 times the school district's LCFF apportionment. |
California Education Code sections 41420, 46200–46208, 47612.5, and California Code of Regulations, Title 5, 11960