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SCHOOL DAY

The Monroe City School Board shall require every school under its jurisdiction to conduct a minimum daily session of not less than 360 minutes of instructional time, exclusive of recess, lunch, and planning periods.  The minimum instructional day for a full-day prekindergarten and kindergarten program shall be 360 minutes.

The Monroe City School Board may authorize some or all of its schools to modify the total number of instructional days per year provided that 63,720 minutes of instructional time per year are met.

The school day shall include, by definition, the daily period of time established by the School Board as the official operating hours of the school for administrative and instructional purposes, as well as co-curricular activities.

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:154, 17:154.1, 17:154.3

Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education

Monroe City School Board