School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 6-12

INSTRUCTION

School Calendar

A school calendar shall be prepared annually to indicate pertinent dates and information essential to the operation of the division schools. The calendar shall be planned by the superintendent and staff in cooperation with patron organizations and approved by the school board.

The establishment of the school calendar should take the following into consideration:

1.  The number of school days necessary to meet requirements of the Virginia Board of Education;

2.  National and state legal holidays;

3.  Provisions for emergency closing of schools;

4.  In-service days for teachers;

5.  Parent-teacher conference days;

6.  The calendar for facilities providing joint services;

7.  The calendars of local government and adjacent school divisions.

If circumstances warrant, the board may revise the school calendar during the school year.

Legal Reference:

Code of Va., § 22.1-79. Powers and duties.

Code of Va., § 22.1-79.1. Opening of the school year.

Code of Va., § 22.1-98. Reduction of State aid when length of school term below 180 days or 990 hours.

Editor's Note
See also [State] Supts. Memo No. 31, "Opening of School and Length of School Term." (March 27, 1991)