Florida Regulations 6A-1.045111: Hourly Equivalent to 180-Day School Year and 250-Day School Year for Juvenile Justice Education Programs
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Each school district that participates in the state appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program shall:
(1) Operate all schools, except a juvenile justice education school or program, for a term of one hundred eighty (180) actual teaching days as prescribed by Florida Statutes § 1011.60(2), or the hourly equivalent of one hundred eighty (180) actual teaching days, determined as prescribed below:
(a) Kindergarten through grade 3 or in an authorized prekindergarten exceptional program: No fewer than seven hundred twenty (720) net instructional hours.
(b) Grades 4 through 12: No fewer than nine hundred (900) net instructional hours.
(2) Operate a juvenile justice education nonresidential school or program for a term of two hundred fifty (250) actual teaching days or the hourly equivalent which is no fewer than one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) instructional hours. The district school board may decrease the minimum number of days of instruction by up to twenty (20) days or the equivalent hours for teacher planning for nonresidential programs. Each teacher planning day is equivalent to five (5) instructional hours.
(3) Operate a juvenile justice education residential school or program for a term of two hundred fifty (250) actual teaching days. The district school board may decrease the minimum number of days of instruction by up to ten (10) days for teacher planning for residential programs.
(4) For students who receive instruction in a school that operates for less than the minimum term, report full-time equivalent student membership proportional to the number of instructional hours provided by the school divided by the minimum term requirement as provided in Florida Statutes § 1011.60(2)
(5) An academically high-performing school district under Florida Statutes § 1003.621, may provide up to two days of the required one hundred eighty (180) actual teaching days or the hourly equivalent through virtual instruction. The hourly equivalent is based on the student’s daily instructional schedule as reported in the full-time equivalent student membership surveys required by Fl. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.0451, Florida Education Finance Program Membership Surveys.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), 1001.42(12)(a), 1001.51(11)(a), 1003.01(11)(a), 1003.02(1)(g), 1003.621(2)(g), 1011.60(2), 1011.61 FS. Law Implemented 1001.42(12)(a), 1001.51(11)(a), 1003.01(11)(a), 1003.02(1)(g), 1003.621(2)(g), 1011.60(2), 1011.61 FS. History-New 5-3-10, Amended 4-25-17, 11-23-21.
(a) Kindergarten through grade 3 or in an authorized prekindergarten exceptional program: No fewer than seven hundred twenty (720) net instructional hours.
(b) Grades 4 through 12: No fewer than nine hundred (900) net instructional hours.
(2) Operate a juvenile justice education nonresidential school or program for a term of two hundred fifty (250) actual teaching days or the hourly equivalent which is no fewer than one thousand two hundred fifty (1,250) instructional hours. The district school board may decrease the minimum number of days of instruction by up to twenty (20) days or the equivalent hours for teacher planning for nonresidential programs. Each teacher planning day is equivalent to five (5) instructional hours.
(3) Operate a juvenile justice education residential school or program for a term of two hundred fifty (250) actual teaching days. The district school board may decrease the minimum number of days of instruction by up to ten (10) days for teacher planning for residential programs.
(4) For students who receive instruction in a school that operates for less than the minimum term, report full-time equivalent student membership proportional to the number of instructional hours provided by the school divided by the minimum term requirement as provided in Florida Statutes § 1011.60(2)
(5) An academically high-performing school district under Florida Statutes § 1003.621, may provide up to two days of the required one hundred eighty (180) actual teaching days or the hourly equivalent through virtual instruction. The hourly equivalent is based on the student’s daily instructional schedule as reported in the full-time equivalent student membership surveys required by Fl. Admin. Code R. 6A-1.0451, Florida Education Finance Program Membership Surveys.
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), 1001.42(12)(a), 1001.51(11)(a), 1003.01(11)(a), 1003.02(1)(g), 1003.621(2)(g), 1011.60(2), 1011.61 FS. Law Implemented 1001.42(12)(a), 1001.51(11)(a), 1003.01(11)(a), 1003.02(1)(g), 1003.621(2)(g), 1011.60(2), 1011.61 FS. History-New 5-3-10, Amended 4-25-17, 11-23-21.