(a) A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least 850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least 165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126.
(b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414.
1Sp1997 c 4 art 6 s 3; 1998 c 397 art 1 s 36; art 6 s 124; 2000 c 500 s 1; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 2 s 3; 1Sp2011 c 11 art 1 s 3; 2013 c 116 art 1 s 2; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 14; 2016 c 189 art 27 s 1; 1Sp2017 c 5 art 1 s 1
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 120A — Education Code; Attendance; School Calendar
Section 120A.01 — Citation, Education Code.
Section 120A.02 — Department Of Education.
Section 120A.03 — Mission Statement.
Section 120A.05 — Definitions.
Section 120A.10 — School Law Questions To Attorney General.
Section 120A.20 — Admission To Public School.
Section 120A.21 — Enrollment Of A Student In Foster Care.
Section 120A.22 — Compulsory Instruction.
Section 120A.26 — Enforcement And Prosecution.
Section 120A.32 — Officers, Teachers; Neglect Of Duty; Penalty.
Section 120A.34 — Violations; Penalties.
Section 120A.35 — Absence From School For Religious Observance.
Section 120A.36 — School Attendance.
Section 120A.38 — Classroom Placement; Parent Discretion.
Section 120A.40 — School Calendar.
Section 120A.41 — Length Of School Year; Hours Of Instruction.
Section 120A.414 — E-learning Days.