To change the amount of days in a school year from 180 to 160.

HB 4957 would reduce the required number of school days in West Virginia from 180 to 160 per year for public school districts. It directly affects all West Virginia public schools and their districts by changing the mandated instructional calendar. The bill allows districts to maintain equivalent instructional time by lengthening the daily school schedule (e.g., adding 30+ minutes per day) instead of adding days, and permits using up to five days of this extended time for weather-related closures or staff development. This change simplifies calendar management while requiring districts to ensure students still receive the same total instructional hours.