SB 176
Increasing non-traditional instruction days for WV teachers
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Bill overview
This bill proposes to increase the number of non-traditional instruction days that West Virginia teachers can count toward the required 180 instructional days. Currently, teachers receive five non-traditional instruction days, but this bill would expand that to ten days. This change aims to provide teachers with more time to focus on instruction and professional development outside of regular school hours, particularly to address lost instructional time due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances.
Key provisions
- Increases non-traditional instruction days for WV teachers from five to ten days.
- These ten days will count toward the 180 required instructional days.
- Allows counties to use up to five additional days for activities to cancel days lost due to school closures.
- Provides counties with flexibility to schedule instruction on non-instructional days if needed to meet the 180-day requirement.
- Requires counties to hold public meetings to discuss proposed school calendars.
- Allows the state superintendent to decrease the minimum instructional term in disaster areas.
- Clarifies the definition of ‘instructional day’ and ‘cocurricular activities’.
Who is affected
- West Virginia Teachers
- West Virginia County Boards of Education
- West Virginia School Districts
- Students in West Virginia Schools
- State Board of Education
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