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1	Does a school district have to file paperwork with the Department of Education if it drastically changes its current school calendar for purposes of making up student days lost as a result of inclement weather? (Hot!)
2	Does a district request an early start date in a request for an innovative calendar? (Hot!)
3	May a school district make up parent-teacher conference time missed because of weather and count that time toward student instructional days? (Hot!)
4	Does the school or school district have to run the buses to count the day as a day of student instruction? (Hot!)
5	Must a sequence of consecutive school days start on a Monday? (Hot!)
6	May a school district let out school for athletic tournaments and other competitions and still count the day as a day of student instruction? (Hot!)
7	When is the latest that classes may begin in a school year? (Hot!)
8	Do Seniors have to make up "snow days"? (Hot!)
9	May a school district make up snow days on Saturday? (Hot!)
10	By November 1 of each year, may a school district request an innovative calendar that builds in snow make-up days? (Hot!)
11	May "whole" day professional development days count as student instructional days? (Hot!)
12	If "early bird" students come to school on what becomes a "snow day" but no other students are bused to the school, may a day of student instruction be counted? (Hot!)
13	If a district has its seniors make up "snow days," and the additional time goes beyond the date set for graduation exercises, what should the district do? (Hot!)
14	What is an innovative school year? (Hot!)
15	When may a district start in-service training for staff? (Hot!)
16	Is a school year different from a calendar year? (Hot!)
17	If a district closes due to health reasons (e.g., whooping cough contagion), does it follow the "snow day" rules? (Hot!)
18	May a school district count weekends as consecutive days? (Hot!)
19	May a school district let out school for athletic tournaments and other competitions and still count the day as a day of student instruction? (Hot!)
20	May local school boards forgive snow make-up days? (Hot!)
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