Calendar

August | September | October | November | December
January | February | March | April | May | June

Student holidays are shown in purple text.



August 2008
7 - 15
New Teacher Staff Development
18 - 21
All Teacher Staff Development
22
Teacher Preparation Day / No Classes Held
25
First Day of School
28
Elementary Early Release: Open House

September 2008
1
Labor Day Holiday
4
Middle School Early Release: Open House
22
All Teacher Staff Development
29
High School Early Release: Open House

October 2008
3
End First Six Weeks
6 Fair Day
7
Begin Second Six Weeks
21 - 24
State Assessment: TAKS (Retesting)
27 All Teacher Staff Development/ No Classes Held

November 2008
14
End Second Six Weeks
17
Begin Third Six Weeks
26 - 28
Thanksgiving Holidays

December 2008
19
Early Release: Winter Break
22 - 31
Winter Break

January 2009
1  - 2
Winter Break
15
End Third Six Weeks
16
Teacher Preparation Day / No Classes Held
19
Martin Luther King Holiday
20
Begin Fourth Six Weeks

February 2009
6 All Teacher Staff Development  / No Classes Held
18
Early Release: Curriculum Planning
27
End Fourth Six Weeks

March 2009
2
Begin Fifth Six Weeks
3 - 6
State Assessment: TAKS
16 - 20
Spring Break

April 2009
7
State Assessment: TAKS
10
Holiday/ Bad Weather Day
17
End Fifth Six Weeks
20
Begin Sixth Six Weeks
27 - 30
State Assessment: TAKS

May 2009
1
State Assessment: TAKS
14
Early Release: Employee Recognition
19
State Assessment: TAKS (retesting)
25
Memorial Day Holiday

June 2009
4
Early Release: Last Day of School
5
Holiday/ Bad Weather Day *
8
Teacher Preparation Day

* Final Teacher Preparation Day will immediately follow the last student day. This is dependent upon the use of the allocated bad weather day.
                           
 
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