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Oregon faces a systemic time and attendance crisis, with one of the shortest school years in the nation layered on top of persistently high rates of chronic absenteeism. These lost hours of student-contact time accumulate into significant learning gaps, especially for students who already face barriers to opportunity. You can find student contact time by Oregon district here. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent findings from ECOnorthwest underscore why this issue demands urgent attention now, as Oregon grapples with widening inequities and the need for stronger, data\u2011driven solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the ECOnorthwest study here.<\/a>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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STUDENT CONTACT TIME vs. instructional time<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

To understand how much time Oregon students spend in school, it’s important to distinguish between student contact time <\/em>and instructional time <\/em> \u2014 two terms that sound similar but measure different things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Student-contact time<\/strong> refers to the total hours students are at school, bell-to-bell, including recess, lunch, passing time, and instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructional time<\/strong>, on the other hand, accounts for the hours that kids are receiving instruction. Oregon’s rules, however, allow certain activities to “count” toward that total, known as instructional time allowances<\/em>, which include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Up to 60 hours of recess (K-3) <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Up to 30 hours for staff professional development <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Up to 30 hours for parent teacher conferences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    To find out how many instructional hours your child receives, and whether or not your district counts instructional time allowances towards that total, contact your local school district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    instructional time minimums in oregon <\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

    Now that you know how student-contact and instructional time is measured, you can better interpret Oregon’s minimum instructional time requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    80% of students at each school must receive the following minimum hours of instructional time annually:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • K-8: 900 hours <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 9-11: 990 hours <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 12: 966 hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Oregon does not set a minimum number of instructional days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      how does oregon stack up?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

      When it comes to instructional time around the nation, only a handful of states have lower minimums than Oregon. Most states monitor the number of instructional days, with 38 states and the District of Columbia setting an annual minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      There are also higher standards for instructional time allowances across the U.S. Most of the 14 states with instructional time allowances top out at 5 days. The only state with comparable allowances has a significantly higher floor \u2014requiring 180 days of school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      facts and figures<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n
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