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2008-2009 School Calendar

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2008

Month Date Day Event Teaching Days Non-
Teaching Days
September 2 Tues. First Day of School for Students 21  
October 2 Tues. Term I: End of 1st Grading Period  
31 Fri. Term I:  End of 2nd Grading Period 23
November  3 Mon. Teacher Workday: School Closed   1
  4 Tues. In-Service Training Day for Personnel:  School Closed   1
  11 Tues. Veteran's Day:  Holiday    
  26 Wed. Early Release Day    
  27-28 Thurs-
Fri		 Thanksgiving Holidays:  School Closed 15  
December 9 Tues. Term I:  End of 3rd Grading Period    
  23 Tues. Last Day of School Before Winter Break*** 17  

2009
January 5 Mon. Schools Reopen    
  19 Mon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day:  Holiday    
  21 Wed. Exams (if appropriate)*    
  22 Thurs. Exams*    
  23 Fri. Exams -- Early Release for Students
Term I:  End of 4th Grading Period		    
  26 Mon. Teacher Workday: School Closed 18 1
February 16 Mon. President's Day:  Holiday  
March 27 Fri. Term II: End of 1st Grading Period
30 Mon. Teacher Workday - Schools Closed** 18 1
April 13-17 Mon-Fri. Spring Break - Schools Closed  
  7 Mon. Teacher Workday:  Schools Closed 17
May 8 Fri. Term II: End of 3rd Grading Period    
  25 Mon. Memorial Day:  Holiday 20  
June 9 Tues. Exams (if appropriate)    
  10 Wed. Exams
    
  11 Thurs. Exams -- Early Release for Students
Term II: End of 4th Grading Period
DCH Graduation: 8:00 pm		    
  12 Fri. Teacher Workday:  School Closed 9 1
        180 10

    Make-up Day Rescheduled
Teacher Workday		 Rescheduled
In-service Day
  1st Day Monday, November 3 Tuesday, November 4 Tuesday, November 11
  2nd Day Tuesday, November 11 Waived
Semester 1 3rd Day Banked  
4th Day Banked  
  5th Day Monday, February 16    
Semester 2 6th Day Banked  
7th Day Banked  
  8th Day Monday, March 30 Saturday, April 4  

*In the event of emergency school closings, the superintendent may need to adjust the exam schedule.  Please note the early release for students will be on the last day of exams.
**The purpose of the midyear teacher workday is to permit teachers to grade exams and prepare for the new semester. Therefore, in the event schools are closed due to inclement weather and the exam schedule has to be revised, it may be necessary for the superintendent to adjust the scheduling of the teacher workday.
***If neither banked day for the first semester is used prior to Friday, December 12, 2008, an early release will be scheduled on Tuesday, December 23.


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