Dates Event School(s)
7/30/2008 - 7/31/2008 New Teacher Orientation All Schools
8/1/2008 Administrative Day (Elementary Teachers Only) All Schools
8/4/2008 Site-Based Staff Development (All Teachers) All Schools
8/5/2008 Middle/High School Site Based Staff Development All Schools
8/6/2008 Elementary Site Based Staff Development All Schools
8/7/2008 Administrative Day (Teachers Work in Classrooms) All Schools
8/8/2008 Administrative Day (All Teachers) All Schools
8/11/2008 First ½ day for students All Schools
8/12/2008 First Full Day for Students All Schools
9/1/2008 Labor Day All Schools
9/1/2008 Labor Day (System Closed) (No School) All Schools
9/23/2008 Parent Teacher Conferences after the school day serves as one administrative day All Schools
9/25/2008 Parent Teacher Conferences after the school day serves as one administrative day All Schools
10/10/2008 End of First Quarter Grading Period (44 days) All Schools
10/13/2008 Columbus Day All Schools
10/16/2008 - 10/17/2008 Fall Break (October 17 System Closed) (No School) All Schools
10/31/2008 Halloween All Schools
11/2/2008 Daylight Saving Time Ends All Schools
11/4/2008 Middle/High School Site Based Staff Development (No School) All Schools
11/11/2008 Veteran's Day All Schools
11/24/2008 - 11/28/2008 Thanksgiving Holiday (System Closed 27-28) (No School) All Schools
11/27/2008 Thanksgiving All Schools
12/16/2008 - 12/19/2008 First Semester Exams All Schools
12/19/2008 End of First Semester (86 instructional days) (Students ½ Day) All Schools
12/22/2008 - 1/5/2009 Winter Holiday--(System Closed Dec 24-26 and Dec 31-Jan 2) (No School) All Schools
12/25/2008 Christmas Day All Schools
1/1/2009 New Year's Day All Schools
1/5/2009 Administrative Day (MS / HS Teachers only) (No School) All Schools
1/19/2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (System Closed) (No School) All Schools
1/19/2009 Martin Luther King Day All Schools
2/14/2009 Valentine's Day All Schools
2/16/2009 Elementary Site Based Staff Development All Schools
2/16/2009 President's Day All Schools
3/8/2009 Daylight Saving Time Begins All Schools
3/13/2009 End of Third Quarter Grading Period (47 days) All Schools
3/17/2009 St. Patrick's Day All Schools
3/30/2009 - 4/24/2009 TCAP Testing Window All Schools
4/6/2009 - 4/10/2009 Spring Break (System Closed April 9-10) (No School) All Schools
4/12/2009 Easter All Schools
4/22/2009 ACT Testing for all 11th grade students All Schools
5/5/2009 Cinco De Mayo All Schools
5/18/2009 - 5/21/2009 Semester Exams All Schools
5/21/2009 - 5/24/2009 Graduation Window All Schools
5/22/2009 Administrative Day All Schools
5/25/2009 Memorial Day All Schools
7/4/2009 Independence Day All Schools