Academic Calendar Requirements
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Escambia County Public Schools must adhere to certain conditions associated with developing the academic calendar. These conditions come from the following: Florida Statutes (FS), School Board Approval (SBA), Settlement Agreement (SA), and the Master Contract (MC). Please consider the information below.
1. School an begin no earlier than August 10. (FS)
2. School must be in session no less than 900 hours. Each proposal has 178 days and exceeds the hourly requirement. (FS)
3. Each grading period is approximately nine weeks. (SBA)
4. Teacher work 196 days. (MC)
5. High school student must be in attendance a minimum of 67.5 hours (not days) to earn .5 course credit each semester. The proposals presented exceed the minimum requirement. (FS)
6. Adequate break time must be in the calendar for 10 and 11 month Educational Support Employees to utilize up to fourteen paid days off, six of which must be taken at Christmas break. (SA)
7. The following days, and other days determined by the District School Board, are designated as paid holidays for permanent, full-time Education Support employees and permanent, part-time employees in accordance with Article IV.2 of the ESP Master Contract. Actual dates shall be noted in the District calendar as appropriate. (MC)
- One day for July Fourth
- One day for Labor Day
- One day for Veterans Day
- Two days at Thanksgiving
- Two days at Winter Holiday
- Two days at New Years
- One day at Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
- One day at Spring Break
- One day at Memorial Day
8. Teachers have a minimum of 10 planning/learning days, which includes two days minimum after the end of the second semester to calculate and submit student grades. (MC)
9. Administrative, professional, instructional personnel and permanent education support personnel will have six paid holidays at Christmas. (SA) (MC)
10. The School Board and Superintendent desire to end the first semester prior to the Christmas break.
