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
January 1.
JANUARY
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
*Note: January 26 may be made a school
day for all students.
See "Calendar Notes"
regarding Inclement Weather
New Year’s Day All Schools and Central Offices closed.
4
Schools
open for teachers and students
11 - 14
High School Assessment
(HSA) and Modified HSA - January Administration
15
Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied
Technology
18
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Commemoration
All Schools and Central Offices closed
19-22
High School Semester Examinations. Two-hour early dismissal for all students, teacher workdays.
Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten and E.C.I.
22
End of second marking period (47 days)
25
Schools closed for students and teachers
26
Schools closed for students. Professional Development day/Workday for elementary and middle school
teachers. Workday for high school teachers.
(See note under January
calendar.)
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:
Oct.
12 - for Columbus Day
Nov.
11 - for Veterans' Day
Jan.
15 - for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday
Feb. 12 -
for Lincoln's Birthday
Feb. 22 -
for Washington's Birthday
April -
for Arbor Month
May 28 - for Memorial Day, and
any other day of national significance
When schools are closed, appropriate exercises should be held on the preceding Friday.