Periodic Data Collection: Instructional Days and Hours

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Overview

The Instructional Days and Hours data file collects the school calendar information as required per HB24-1063, specifically 22-2-310. This collection is also used to request a reduced academic school calendar.

By the beginning of the 2025-26 school year, CDE shall standardize the reporting method that schools of a school district, district charter schools, school districts, institute charter schools, and the state charter school institute use to collect and report data concerning:

Instructional hours;
School calendars; and
The number of hours students spend on instructional time during the school year.

Beginning in the 2025-26 school year, CDE shall collect from schools of a school district, district charter schools, institute charter schools, and the state charter school institute, at a minimum, the following data:

Days of instruction for elementary and secondary schools;
Instructional hours for elementary and secondary schools;
Estimated non-instructional hours, school closures, snow days, and time spent on lunch and passing between classes.