(a) The school board of each reorganized school district, subject to this title and in accordance with the policies, rules and regulations of the State, shall, in addition to other duties:

(1) Determine the hours of daily school sessions, the holidays when district schools shall be closed, and the days on which teachers attend educational improvement activities. This authority is subject to the requirement that all school district calendars must provide for school attendance of at least the following number of hours:

Beginning at the start of the 2008-2009 school year

Kindergarten: 1060 hours
Grades 1-11: 1060 hours
Grade 12: 1032 hours

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 1049

  • Reorganized school district: as used in this subchapter means a school district constituted and established under this chapter whether by reorganization, consolidation or division. See Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 1041
  • School board: as used in this subchapter means the board of education of a school district which is constituted and established under this chapter whether by reorganization, consolidation or division. See Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 1041
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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