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School Calendar 2012-2013 School Year

Adopted by the School Board February 7, 2012
PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION


First Day of School
September 4

Staff Days (schools closed for students)
August 24 (flexible)
August 27-31
November 6
January 25
March 29
June 17 (flexible)

Holidays (schools closed for students and staff)
July 4 (Independence Day)
September 3 (Labor Day)
November 22 & 23 (Thanksgiving)
December 24-January 1 (Winter Holiday)
January 21 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
February 18 (Presidents' Day)
April 1-5 (Spring Holiday)
May 27 (Memorial Day)

Progress Report Schedule
October 12
December 13
February 27
May 10

Report Card Schedule
November 13
January 31
April 10
June 21 (mailed)

First Semester (grading periods)

September 4 - November 5 (45 days)
November 7 - January 24 (46 days)

Instructional Days: 91
Non-Instructional Days (excluding holidays): 8

Second Semester (grading periods)

January 28 - March 28 (43 days)
April 8 - June 14 (49 days)

Instructional Days: 92
Non-Instructional Days (excluding holidays): 2

First and Second Semester:
Total Instructional Days: 183
Total Non-Instructional Days
(excluding holidays): 10**

Adjusted Dismissal
October 4 (elementary and middle schools)
October 16 (high school only)
November 21 (all schools)
December 6 (all schools)
February 14 (elementary schools only)
March 20 (all schools)
June 11-13 (high school only)
June 14 (all schools)

Last Day of School

** In addition to the 10 non-teaching days, teachers are required to participate in 22 hours of staff development.


Make-up Schedule for School Closings Due to
Inclement Weather and Emergency Conditions

School Closure
1st 9 weeks (Sept. 4-Nov. 5)
2nd 9 weeks (Nov. 7-Jan. 24)
3rd 9 weeks (Jan. 28-March 28)
4th 9 weeks (April 8-June 14)

Make-up Date
Nov. 12 – Veterans Day (Hurricane Sandy)
Jan. 21 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Feb. 18 - Presidents' Day
May 27 - Memorial Day

Delayed Opening

Should multiple days be missed due to inclement weather or a school emergency, additional make-up days would be determined by the superintendent, with an inclination to use the first Saturday following the day missed.


Last Modified on Monday, December 17, 2012