RATIONALE/OBJECTIVE:

The Cobb County School District (District) school year calendar shall be developed to comply with state law, State Board of Education policy, and accreditation requirements. Within these legal requirements, the calendar shall be designed to first meet the educational needs of students and secondly the planning and training requirements of teachers, while taking into consideration, to the extent possible, other concerns of the community.

RULE:

A. APPROVAL:
    The District’s school year calendar shall be approved by the Cobb County Board of
    Education (Board) as provided in Board Policy BBA (Board Powers and
    Responsibilities).

B. SCHOOL YEAR LENGTH:
    The length of the school year shall be as follows:
    1. The District’s school year shall consist of not fewer than 180 days for students
        exclusive of holidays;
    2. Teachers shall work a minimum of 190 days, ten (10) days of which shall be student
        holidays/staff days designated in accordance with the provisions of Administrative
        Rule GCL (Work Day/Work Week);
    3. Certificated professional personnel new to the District will be required to attend New
        Teacher Orientation in accordance with Administrative Rule GBC (Staff Compensation).

C. HOLIDAYS:
    1. Holidays shall be declared by the Board and designated when the District’s school year
        calendar is adopted;
    2. Holidays shall consist of the following as a minimum:
        a. Labor Day;
        b. Wednesday through Friday of Thanksgiving week;
        c. Winter holidays to include Christmas and New Year;
        d. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day;
        e. Spring holidays, which shall be scheduled to coincide with other metropolitan
            Atlanta school districts; and
        f. Memorial Day.

Adopted: 9/23/04
Revised: 2/13/08