Anne Arundel County Public Schools
2007-2008 School Calendar for Students and Teachers
| August 13,14 and 15 | New teacher orientation |
| August 15 | Fall Sports begin |
| August 16 and 17 | Reading program training for new teachers |
| August 20, 22 and 23 | Orientation and training for teachers (To include the equivalent of 1 and 1/2 days as teacher workdays) |
| August 21 | Professional Development day |
| August 24 | Schools closed for teachers |
| August 27 | Schools open for elementary and grades 6 and 9 only |
| August 28 | Schools open for all students |
| August 27-29 | Schools closed for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and E.C.I. students-Parents conferences for those students |
| August 30 | Staggered entrance begins for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten |
| August 31 | Schools closed for all students and teachers |
| September 3 | Labor day-All Schools and Central offices closed |
| September 4-5 | Staggered entrance begins for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten |
| September 13 | Rosh Hashanah- All Schools and Central offices closed |
| September 28 | Interims to be sent home |
| October 19 | Schools closed for students. MSTA convention. Professional development day |
| November 1 | end of first marking period (45 days). two hour early dismissal for all students Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten and E.C.I. |
| November 2 | Beginning of second marking period |
| November 15 | Winter sports begin |
| November 16 | Report card distribution for all students |
| November 12-16 | American Education week |
| November 19 and 20 | Schools closed for students. Parent/Teacher conferences for elementary and middle schools. In-service day and workday for high school teachers. |
| November 21, 22 and 23 | Thanksgiving Holiday-All Schools and Central offices closed |
| December 7 | Interims to be sent home by this date. |
| December 24-through January 1 | Christmas/Winter Holiday. All schools closed for students, teachers, and school-based Unit IV employees. School offices and Central offices closed December 24, 25, 31 and January 1. |
| January 2 | Schools open for teachers and students |
| January 7-11 | High School Assessment administration (HSA) |
| January 16 | Semester examinations for Centers of Applied Technology |
| January 17, 18, 22, and 23 | High School semester examinations. Two- hour early dismissal for all students, teachers workdays. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten and E.C.I. students. Modified extra curricular hours. |
| January 21 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration-All Schools and Central offices closed |
| January 23 | End of second marking period (46 days) |
| January 24 and 25 | Schools closed for students. in-Service/Workday for elementary and middle school teachers. Workday for high school teachers. |
| January 28 | Beginning of third marking period |
| February 8 | Report card distribution for all students |
| February 12 | Presidential Primary Election- All schools and Central offices closed |
| February 18 | President's day- All Schools and Central Offices closed |
| February 29 | Interims to be sent home by this date. |
| March 1 | Spring sports begin |
| March 20-24 | Easter/Spring Holiday. All Schools and Central Offices closed |
| April 1-10 | Maryland School Assessment administration (MSA) |
| April 4 | End of third marking period (45 days). Two- hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten and E.C.I. |
| April 7 | Beginning of fourth marking period |
| April 14-18 | Registration for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten begins |
| April 23- May 13 | MSA Science test administration, grades 5 and 8 only. |
| April 23 | Report card distribution for all students |
| May 9 | Interims to be sent home by this date. |
| May 19-22 | High School Assessment administration (HSA) |
| May 22-23 | Schools closed for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and E.C.I. Spring conferences for parents of those students |
| May 26 | Memorial Day-All Schools and Central offices closed |
| June 3 | Last day for graduating seniors |
| June 6 | Semester examinations for Centers of Applied Technology. |
| June 9, 10, 11, 12 | High School examinations: textbook collection. Two hour early dismissal for all students, teacher workdays. Schools closed for all half day pre-kindergarten and E.C.I. classes |
| June 12 | End of fourth marking period (48 days). last day for students. |
| June 16 | Last day for teachers |