EXHIBIT K-1: EXAMPLES OF ELEMENTARY SCHEDULE OPTIONS
EXHIBIT K-1
BURBANK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
EXAMPLES OF ELEMENTARY SCHEDULE OPTIONS
The following schedules are examples of minimum and shortened schedules within the required minutes designated below. At the elementary level shortened days are used for Tuesdays, Open House, Back to School, and at the end of the first semester. Minimum days are used for parent conferences and the last day of school.
| Grades 1-2 Shortened Days | |
| Grades 1 – 2 (Divided Opening) | Grades 1 – 2 (Non Divided Opening) |
| 230 Instructional minutes
15 minute recess 43 minute lunch |
270 Instructional minutes
10 minute recess (first recess) 43 minute lunch 10 minute recess (second recess) – optional |
| Grades 1-2 Minimum Days
Grades 1 – 2 (Divided Opening and Non-Divided Opening) |
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| Last Day of School
230 Instructional minutes 10 minute recess 25 minute lunch |
Parent Conference Days
230 Instructional minutes 20 minute recess 43 minute lunch |
| Grades 3, 4 and 5
There shall be no fewer than 54,410 instructional minutes per student. A regular instructional day shall be 317 minutes, a shortened instructional day shall be 270 minutes, and a minimum instructional day shall be 240 minutes. |
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| Minimum Days | ||
| Shortened Days
270 Instructional Minutes 20 minute recess 43 minute lunch |
Last Day of School
240 Instructional Minutes 10 minute recess 25 minute lunch |
Parent Conferences
240 Instructional Minutes 20 minute recess 43 minute lunch |
Elementary School Schedule Options
The School Site Council shall, by May 1st of each year, determine the school schedule preference for the following school year from the following list of three options subject to the following conditions:
a) schools that operate under Option 1 of Exhibit K-1 may select Option 2 of Exhibit K-1 and retain for one (1) year the right to return to Option 1 of Exhibit K-1 for the subsequent school year, or b) schools that operate under Option 2 of Exhibit K-1 may not select Option 1 of Exhibit K-1 without the prior approval of the Board of Education.
Option 1: Divided Opening in Grades 1-2
There shall be no fewer than 48,264 instructional minutes per student and no fewer than 55,914 total teacher contact minutes encompassing both early and late student groups. A regular instructional day shall be 282 minutes.
Option 2: No Divided Opening in Grades 1 -2
There shall be no fewer than 51,060 instructional minutes per student. A regular instructional day shall be 292 minutes, a shortened instructional day shall be 270 minutes, and a minimum instructional day shall be 230 minutes. If a school has a grade 2/3, grade 2 students shall have the same instructional minutes as other grade 2 students.