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AACPS School Calendar |
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SCHOOL YEAR 2009-2010 |
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2009-2010 calendar- |
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For
more information on the start of Kindergarten, Pre-K or ECI, contact your local
school or visit Early Childhood
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Calendar FAQs
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August 2009 |
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10-12 |
New teacher orientation |
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Reading Program training for new teachers |
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Fall Sports begin |
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18, 19, 20 |
Opening activities for teachers. (To include the
equivalent of 2 teacher workdays) |
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Schools closed for teachers |
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NOTE: Several
schools have a late opening date for school year 2009-2010 -
View
here |
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Schools open grades 1-5 and 6 and 9
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Schools open for students in grades 1 through 12. |
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Conferences for Half-day Pre-K & ECI students. August 24 & 25
only for Kindergarten & Full-day Pre-K students |
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Staggered entrance for Kindergarten and Full-day
Prekindergarten |
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First day of school for ECI students |
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Staggered entrance for Half-day Prekindergarten |
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First day for all Kindergarten and Full-day
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September 2009 |
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First day for all Half-day Prekindergarten |
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Labor Day – All Schools and
Central Offices closed |
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Interims to be sent home |
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Yom Kippur All Schools and Central Offices closed. No extracurricular activities* |
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October
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High School Assessment (HSA) and Modified HSA -
October Administration |
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PSAT |
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All Schools and Central Offices
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End of first marking period (47 days). Two-hour early dismissal for all students.
Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten and E.C.I. |
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November
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Beginning of second marking period |
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Winter sports begin |
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17 |
Report card
distribution for all students |
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15-21 |
American Education Week |
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23-24 |
Schools closed for students. Parent/Teacher conferences for elementary and middle schools.
Professional Development/Workday for high school teachers |
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Thanksgiving Holiday -
All Schools and Central Offices closed |
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December
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Interims to be sent home by this date. |
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Christmas/Winter Break. All
schools closed December 24 through January 1 for students, teachers, and
school-based Unit IV employees. Central Offices closed December 24, 25, 31 and
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*Note: January 26 may be made a school
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See "Calendar Notes"
regarding Inclement Weather
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January
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New Year’s Day All Schools and Central Offices closed. |
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Schools
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11 - 14 |
High School Assessment
(HSA) and Modified HSA - January Administration |
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Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied
Technology |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Commemoration
All Schools and Central Offices closed |
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High School Semester Examinations. Two-hour early dismissal for all students, teacher workdays.
Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten and E.C.I. |
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End of second marking period (47 days) |
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Schools closed for students and teachers |
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Schools closed for students. Professional Development day/Workday for elementary and middle school
teachers. Workday for high school teachers.
(See note under January
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Beginning of third marking period |
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February
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Report card distribution for all students |
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Presidents’ Day - All Schools and Central Offices
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March 2010 |
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Spring sports begin |
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Interims to be sent home by this date |
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9 - 18 |
Maryland School Assessment administration (MSA) and
Modified MSA administration |
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Easter/Spring Break. All schools
closed March 29-April 5 for students, teachers and school-based Unit-IV
employees |
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April
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Easter/Spring Break. All Schools and
Central Offices closed |
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Registration for prekindergarten and kindergarten begins |
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End of third marking period. (46 days). Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. prekindergarten, and E.C.I. |
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Beginning of fourth marking period |
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12 - 15 |
High School Assessment (HSA) & Modified HSA—Senior
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MSA Science Test Administration, Grades 5 and 8 only |
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Report card distribution for all students |
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May
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Interims to be sent home by this date |
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High School Assessment (HSA) & Modified HSA—May
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Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten, & ECI. Spring Conferences for parents of those students |
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Last day for graduating seniors. |
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Memorial Day—All Schools and
Central Offices closed |
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June
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Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied Technology. |
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High School Examinations, textbook collection.
Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for half-day pre-kindergarten and E.C.I. |
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End of fourth marking period
(45 days). Last day for students |
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Last day for teachers |
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July
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Independence Day–Schools and Central Office closed |
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Summer School Begins |
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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 185 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:
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Oct.
12 - for Columbus Day
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Nov.
11 - for Veterans' Day
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Jan.
15 - for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
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Feb. 12 -
for Lincoln's Birthday
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Feb. 22 -
for Washington's Birthday
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April -
for Arbor Month
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May 28 - for Memorial Day, and
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any other day of national significance
When schools are closed, appropriate exercises should be held on the preceding Friday.
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