2008-09 School Year

 
 

First Semester

 

Aug. 4-8

Preplanning

 

Aug. 11

First Day of School

 

Sept. 1

Labor Day Holiday

 

Sept. 17

Early Release Day* (students dismissed early)

 

Oct. 10

Teacher Workday (students off)

 

Oct. 15

Early Release Day (students dismissed early)

 

Nov. 4

Election Day (schools closed)

 

Nov. 19

Early Release Day (students dismissed early)

 

Nov. 26-28

Thanksgiving Holidays

 

Dec. 19

End of First Semester

 

Dec. 22-Jan. 2

Winter Holidays

 

Jan. 5

Teacher Workday (students off)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Semester

 

 

Jan. 6

First Day of Second Semester

 

Jan. 19

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

 

Feb. 16

Presidents Day Holiday (schools closed)

 

Feb. 25

Early Release Day (students dismissed early)

 

March 13

Teacher Workday (students off)

 

March 25

Early Release Day (students dismissed early)

 

April 6-10

Spring Break

 

May 22

Last Day of School

 

May 25 

Memorial Day Holiday

 

May 26-27

Postplanning

     
     
     
     
 

*On Early Release Days, students attend for half a day. The remaining portion of the

day is used for professional development, which allows staff to participate in schoolwide training. This calendar feature is used by many local and national school systems.