Amends GS 115C-84.2 to allow a local board to education to save money by consolidating the school calendar. Requires the consolidated calendar to include at least 180 days or 1,000 hours of instruction covering at least nine calendar months. In meeting these requirements, provides that teachers employed for a 10-month term are deemed to have been employed for 180 days in instances where the local board of education schedules 1,000 hours of instruction on less than 180 days.