Calendars & Schedules

Elements in the School Calendar

Below are elements the committee incorporates into the calendar, as well as overall guidelines followed when creating a school calendar:  

For elementary schools:

• 175 elementary student contact days
• 360 hours of student class time in the first semester (determines full-time student funding for PSD)
• 990 hours of student class time during the school year
• Three conference/exchange days (two in the fall, one in the spring - no students at school) 

For secondary schools:

• 176 secondary student contact days
• 360 hours of student class time in the first semester (determines full-time student funding for PSD)
• 1080 hours of student class time during the school year
• Two conference/exchange days (one in the fall, one in the spring - no students at school)
• One transition day for sixth- and ninth-grade students only

For all schools:

• Six building work days (no students at school) designed for staff professional development, work on planning and implementation of building and district goals, on-site teacher work time
• Two teacher work days (no students at school) to assist in grading and reporting, class preparation, other tasks (usually the first Monday in January and the third Monday in May)