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AP 4010 - Academic Calendar

AP 4010 - Academic Calendar

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Administrative Procedures

Chapter 4 - Academic Affairs

AP 4010 Academic Calendar

NOTE: This procedure is legally required. Local procedures related to the establishment of the academic calendar may be inserted below, including:

The number of days that define an academic year is [ (traditionally, 175 days of instruction and evaluation) ]
[ Flexible calendar options, if any ]
[ Processes for determining the academic calendar ]

The District’s college[s] and offices of the District shall be closed on the following holidays:

  • New Year's Day (January 1)

  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Third Monday in January)

  • Lincoln Day (February 12 or see Note below)

  • Washington Day (Third Monday in February)

  • Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)

  • Independence Day (July 4)

  • Labor Day (First Monday in September)

  • Veterans Day (November 11 or see Note below)

  • Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November)

  • Christmas Day (December 25)

NOTE: The following optional language may be added based on local practice or collectively bargained rights. (Education Code Sections 79020 subdivision (k), 79020 subdivision (l), 79020 subdivision (m), and 79020 subdivision (n).)

  • Cesar Chavez Day

  • Native American Day

  • Genocide Remembrance Day (April 24)

  • Lunar New Year

  • Juneteenth (June 19)

  • Day after Thanksgiving Day

  • Christmas Eve Day

  • New Year’s Eve Day

Other Holidays – The Board of Trustees may declare other days to be holidays and close the colleges and offices when good reason exists.

NOTE: Please refer to Education Code Section 79020 for laws regulating the scheduling of Lincoln Day, Veterans Day, and holidays that fall on the weekends.

 

References:

Education Code Sections 79020 and 88203; Title 5 Sections 55700 et seq. and 58142

Revised:

10/21, 4/24

Disclaimer: This document is provided as a benefit to Community College League of California’s Policy
& Procedure Service subscribers and cannot be shared outside of their entity. The information contained
within is a sample only and is not designed to address each District’s specific and unique issues, internal
rules or practices, or governing documents that might be in place at each entity. Districts should always
consult with local District legal counsel prior to implementation.

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