The Culver Community Schools Corporation has gotten a waiver related to how the schools track the amount of time students spend learning. The Indiana State Board of Education voted 10-to-zero Wednesday to waive the 180-day requirement for Culver Community Schools and allow the corporation to track student learning by instructional minutes, instead.
The school corporation says that if you count by minutes, it currently far exceeds the minimum amount of time that students are required to be in school. In their request, school officials say the change will give teachers more time to analyze data, track students’ progress, and adjust curriculum. It also means more flexibility at a time when COVID-19 is making student attendance less predictable.
The change is not expected to impact the number of work hours or days for teachers.
