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	August 2008
	28 - Aug 1	HSA Summer Administration
	11,12, & 13	New teacher orientation.
	16	Fall Sports begin.
	14 & 15	Reading Program training for new teachers
	18, 20, & 21	Orientation and training for teachers. (To include the equivalent of 1-1/2 days as teacher workdays)
	19	Professional Development Day.
	22	Schools closed for teachers
	NOTE:  Several schools have a late opening date for school year 2008-2009 - See this info here
	25	Schools open for elementary and grades 6 and 9 only
	26	Schools open for all remaining students
	25-27	Conferences for Half-day Pre-K & ECI students. August 25 & 26 only for Kindergarten & Full-day Pre-K students
	27-29	Staggered entrance for Kindergarten and Full-day Prekindergarten (all students attend on September 2)
	28	First day of school for ECI students
	28-Sep2	Staggered entrance for Half-day Prekindergarten (all students attend on September 3).

	September 2008
	1	Labor Day - All Schools and Central Offices closed
	30	Rosh Hashanah. All Schools and Central Offices closed. No extracurricular activities.*

  

	October 2008
	3	Interims to be sent home
	6-14	HSA Administration
	9	Yom Kippur. All Schools and Central Offices closed. No extracurricular activities.*
	15	PSAT
	17	Schools closed for students. MSTA Convention. Staff development day
	31	End of first marking period (46 days). Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten and E.C.I.

  

	November 2008
	3	Beginning of second marking period.
	4	Election Day. All Schools and Central Offices closed.
	15	Winter sports begin
	21	Report card distribution for all students
	17-21	American Education Week.
	24 & 25	Schools closed for students. Parent/Teacher conferences for elementary and middle schools. In-service day and workday for high school teachers.
	26, 27 & 28	Thanksgiving Holiday - All Schools and Central Offices closed

 

	December 2008
	12	Interims to be sent home by this date.
	24 - 31	Christmas/Winter Break. All schools closed December 24 through January 2 for students, teachers, and school-based Unit IV employees. Central Offices closed December 24, 25, 31 and January 1.

  

*Note:  January 27 & 28 may be made a school day for all students. See "Calendar Notes" regarding Inclement Weather	January 2009
	1	New Year’s Day All Schools and Central Offices closed.
	2	Schools closed for teachers and students. Central Offices open.
	5	Schools open for teachers and students
	12 - 15	High School Assessment Administration (HSA)
	19	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration -  All Schools and Central Offices closed
	20	Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied Technology
	21-23, 26	High School Semester Examinations. Two-hour early dismissal for all students, teacher workdays. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten and E.C.I.
	26	End of second marking period (46 days)
	27 & 28	Schools closed for students. Inservice/Workday for elementary and middle school teachers. Workday for high school teachers. (See note under January calendar.)
	29	Beginning of third marking period

 

	February 2009
	13	Report card distribution for all students
	16	Presidents’ Day - All Schools and Central Offices closed

 

	March 2009
	1	Spring sports begin
	6	Interims to be sent home by this date.
	16 - 25	Maryland School Assessment administration (MSA).

 

	April 2009
	3	End of third marking period. (46 days).  Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. prekindergarten, and E.C.I.
	6	Beginning of fourth marking period
	9 - 13	Easter/Spring Break. All Schools and Central Offices closed.
	14 - 17	Registration for prekindergarten and kindergarten begins
	22-May 12	MSA Science Test Administration, Grades 5 and 8 only
	24	Report card distribution for all students

 

	May 2009
	4-15	AP Exams
	8	Interims to be sent home by this date
	18 - 21	High School Assessment administration (HSA)
	21 & 22	Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten, & ECI. Spring Conferences for parents of those students
	25	Memorial Day - All Schools and Central Offices closed
	29	Last day for graduating seniors.

 

	June 2009
	2-3	Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied Technology.
	5,8-10	High School Examinations, textbook collection. Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for half-day pre-kindergarten and E.C.I.
	10	End of fourth marking period (46 days). Last day for students
	12	Last day for teachers

 

	July 2009
	3	Independence Day–Schools and Central Office closed.
	6	Elementary Summer School Begins.
	7	Secondary Summer School Begins.

Calendar Notes: Inclement Weather & Emergency School Closings This calendar has four days built in at the end of the school year for emergency closings, making the school year 184 student days and 195 teacher days. Any emergency days not used shall be deducted from the June closing date. Additional emergency closings shall be made up as follows: Additional emergency closing days will be made up by adding on days to the June closing date. If emergency closings fall on January testing days or the teacher workdays, secondary schools will reschedule so that there are four consecutive testing days followed by two teacher workdays. This scheduling affects all schools. Religious Observances Tests and examinations shall not be scheduled on the day of a major religious observance. Tests and examinations for evening high school shall not be scheduled on the day a religious observance begins. Jewish Holiday dates are set according to the Hebrew Lunar calendar; they begin at sundown on the preceding evening and conclude at sundown on the dates noted. No schoolbased activities shall be held after sundown the evening before the holiday. Semester Tests and Examinations Extracurricular activities, practices, and club activities shall be scheduled at the end of the regular school day for not more then 90 minutes on the evening prior to the day of semester tests and examinations for high schools. Appropriate Exercises Schools shall devote a portion of the day to appropriate exercises on the following dates:  Oct. 12 - Columbus Day Nov. 11 - Veterans' Day Jan. 15 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Feb. 12 - Lincoln's Birthday Feb. 22 - Washington's Birthday April - Arbor Month May 25 - Memorial Day, and any other day of national significance  When schools are closed, appropriate exercises should be held on the preceding Friday.