Johnson, B. (2013, March 25). Tips for Beating the Clock in the Classroom.

In Texas, there are 180 days of instruction, taking away 30 days for state testing so that leave 150 days for instruction. Let’s say that a teacher gives a curriculum-based test once every two weeks and the district benchmark test three times a year.That is 21 less days of instruction or 129 days. Now, schools typically have three days of teacher in-service. Five special assemblies, two holiday parties, two half days, four emergency drills and three sick days takes away 15 more days bringing it to 111 days.