180 days, 1,000 hours

Published 10:02 am Friday, September 2, 2011

Every school district in the state does it this time of year: They pull together a school calendar of when kids will be in class and when they’ll stay home — or go home early. The calendar needs to be negotiated with teachers unions and approved by the school board.

Here are printable calend

ars from local school districts (some were not yet available as of Friday). And below you’ll find an explanation of a typical calendar’s requirements and other factors.

• Arlington
• Coupeville
• Darrington
• Edmonds
• Everett
• Granite Falls
• Index
• Lake Stevens
• Lakewood
• Mukilteo
• Northshore
• Oak Harbor
• South Whidbey
• Stanwood-Camano