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	August 2007
	13, 14 & 15	New teacher orientation
	15	Fall sports begin
	16 & 17	Reading program training for new teachers
	20, 22 & 23	Orientation and training for teachers. (To include the equivalent of 1 and 1/2 days as teacher workdays)
	21	Professional development day
	24	Schools closed for teachers
	27	Schools open for elementary and grades 6 and 9 only
	28	Schools open for all students
	27 - 29	Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten, & E.C.I. students- Parent conferences for those students.
	30	Staggered entrance begins for prekindergarten and kindergarten
	31	Schools closed for all students and teachers

	September 2007
	3	Labor Day - All Schools and Central Offices closed
	4-5	Staggered entrance for prekindergarten and kindergarten students
	13	Rosh Hashanah - All Schools and Central Offices closed
	28	Interims to be sent home

  

	October 2007
	19	Schools closed for students. MSTA Convention. Staff development day

  

	November 2007
	1	End of first marking period (45 days)  Two-hour early dismissal for all students.  Schools closed for p.m., prekindergarten, and E.C.I.
	2	Beginning of second marking period.
	15	Winter sports begin
	16	Report card distribution for all students
	12 - 16	American Education Week
	19 & 20	Schools closed for students. Parent/Teacher conferences for elementary and middle schools. Inservice day and workday for high school teachers
	21, 22 & 23	Thanksgiving Holiday - All Schools and Central Offices closed

 

	December 2007
	7	Interims to be sent home by this date.
	24 - Jan 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 & January 1

  

*Note:  January 24 & 25 may be made a school day for all students. See "Calendar Notes" regarding Inclement Weather	January 2008
	2	Schools open for teachers and students
	7 - 11	High School Assessment Administration (HSA)
	16	Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied Technology
	17-18, 22-23	High School Semester Examinations. Two-hour early dismissal for all students, teacher workdays. Schools closed for p.m. prekindergarten, & E.C.I. students. Modified extra curricular hours
	21	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration -  All Schools and Central Offices closed
	23	End of second marking period (46 days)
	24 & 25	Schools closed for students Inservice/Workday for elementary and middle school teachers. Workday for high School teachers *See note on the left
	28	Beginning of third marking period

 

	February 2008
	8	Report card distribution for all students
	12	Presidential Primary Election - All Schools and Central Offices closed
	18	Presidents’ Day - All Schools and Central Offices closed
	29	Interims to be sent home by this date

 

	March 2008
	1	Spring sports begin
	20 - 24	Easter/Spring Holiday.  All Schools and Central Offices closed

 

	April 2008
	1-10	Maryland School Assessment administration (MSA)
	4	End of third marking period. (45 days).  Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. prekindergarten, and E.C.I.
	7	Beginning of fourth marking period
	14 - 18	Registration for prekindergarten and kindergarten begins
	22-May 13	MSA Science Test Administration, Grades 5 and 8 only
	18	Report card distribution for all students

 

	May 2008
	9	Interims to be sent home by this date
	19 - 22	High School Assessment administration (HSA)
	22-23	Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten and E.C.I.  Spring conferences for parents of these students
	26	Memorial Day - All Schools and Central Offices closed
	30	Last day for graduating seniors

 

	June 2008
	2	Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied Technology
	3 - 6	High School Examinations; textbook collection. Two-hour early dismissal for all students, teacher workdays. Schools closed for all half-day prekindergarten, and E.C.I. classes
	6	End of fourth marking period (44 days). Last day for students
	11	Last day for teachers

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. If any of the four emergency days are not used, they 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 will not be scheduled on the day of a major religious observance, including Lunar New Year-Feb. 7 and Passover-April 21. Tests and examinations for evening high school will 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. Semester Tests and Examinations Extracurricular activities, practices, and club activities shall be scheduled at the end of the regular school day for not more than 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. 21 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday Feb. 12 - Lincoln's Birthday Feb. 22 - Washington's Birthday April - Arbor Month May 30 - Memorial Day, and any other day of national significance  When schools are closed, appropriate exercises should be held on the preceding Friday.