SCHOOL CALENDAR

Legislation Summary

House Bill 1464, effective July 1, 2005, states that the opening date for students shall not be before August 25, and closing date shall not be after June 10. The opening and closing dates apply to instructional days only, teacher workdays may be scheduled outside of these dates.

House Bill 1464 decreases the number of days in the school calendar from 220 days to 215 days. This Bill does not affect General Statute 115C-84.2 which requires the school calendar must ...

1. have a minimum of 180 days and 1,000 instructional hours.
2. cover at least nine calendar months.
3. have a minimum of 10 annual vacation leave days.
4. have the same or an equivalent number of legal holidays occurring within the school calendar as those designated by State Personnel Commission for State employees.
5. not have Sunday as an instructional or staff work day.
6. not have Veterans Day as an instructional or staff work day.

In addition, teachers are paid for a term of 10 months (GS 115C-302.1) and therefore, the calendar shall not schedule instructional days or workdays on a Saturday. A Saturday may be used as a makeup day for an inclement weather day when the school has been closed.

Calendar Information

• LEAs with Calendar Waivers
  (pdf, 16kb)
• LEAs eligible for a Calendar Waiver
  (pdf, 19kb)
• Use of Workdays Table
  (pdf, 14kb)
• Attorney General's Ruling on School Calendar
  (pdf, 78kb)
• School Calendar Bill: Summary of Provisions and Waiver Request Process
  (pdf, 30kb)
• Legislation: Session Law 2004-180 House Bill 1464 - link to General Assembly, School Calendar Bill