New Alternative Schedule Proposal Application

Schedule Information

W.S. 21-2-306(b)(viii) requires 175 Student/Teacher contact days and 185 teacher contract days per school year unless an alternative schedule is approved by the State Board of Education.
Length of Waiver*

1 year (2025-2026)2 years (2025-2026 & 2026-2027)5 years (Qualification Required)
Is the district requesting an alternative schedule for ALL schools?*

YesNo
Please list the schools for which the district is applying*
Minimum Number of Hours Calculation

Chapter 22 Rules define Pupil-Teacher Contact Time as time reflected in a school schedule for on- or off-site instruction and educational activities that students are required to attend, for which attendance is taken for membership calculation purposes, and that includes instruction available from a certified teacher. The required number of hours set by the State Board of Education is 450 for Kindergarten, 900 for Elementary, 950 for Middle School/Jr. High, and 1000 for High School. For column (c) multiply (a) times (b). For column (f) multiply (d) times (e). For column (g) add (c) plus (f). Number of hours for each category will be automatically calculated based on column (g).

Calculation of Hours*

	(a) Number of Minutes for Full Days	(b) Total Number of Full Days	(c) Total Number of Minutes for Full Days (a * b)	(d) Number of Minutes for Early Release Days	(e) Total Number of Early Release Days	(f) Total Number of Minutes for Early Release Days (d * e)	(g) Total Number of Minutes (c + f)
Kindergarten
Elementary
Middle/Junior High
High School

Kindergarten Total Number of Hours
Elementary Total Number of Hours
Middle/Junior High Total Number of Hours
High School Total Number of Hours
List the number of Pupil/Teacher Contact Days requested for year 1*
List the number of Pupil/Teacher Contact Days requested for year 2*
List the Teacher Contract days for year 1*
List the Teacher Contract days for year 2*
Will the alternative schedule result in a 4-day school week for students?*

YesNo
Please describe the schedule (ie. Every other Friday off)*
Please explain how students will benefit from this alternative schedule*
Please describe the method of evaluating how student learning will improve*
Copy of the calendar*

Cancelof
Publicly Held Meetings

Chapter 22 Rules and Regulations require schools hold two advertised publicly held meetings to receive public comments on the proposed upcoming alternative schedule proposal.
Date of first publicly held meeting*

MonthDayYear
Date
Copy of advertisement of public meeting for first meeting*

Cancelof
Copy of public comment records for first meeting*

Cancelof
Date of second publicly held meeting*

MonthDayYear
Date
Copy of advertisement of public meeting for second meeting*

Cancelof
Copy of public comment records for second meeting*

Cancelof
Responses from the Board of Trustees to Public Comment

Cancelof
Additional Documentation

Cancelof

Submission

All districts operating on an alternative schedule must submit an annual End of Year Report by July 1, 2025.
Signature*

Clear
Date*

MonthDayYear
Date
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Schedule Information