AACPS School Calendar
SCHOOL YEAR 2009-2010

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AUGUST
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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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August 2009

10-12 New teacher orientation
13-14 Reading Program training for new teachers
15 Fall Sports begin
18, 19, 20 Opening activities for teachers. (To include the equivalent of 2 teacher workdays)
21 Schools closed for teachers

NOTE:  Several schools have a late opening date for school year 2009-2010 - View here

24 Schools open grades 1-5 and 6 and 9 only
25 Schools open for students in grades 1 through 12.
24, 25, 26 Conferences for Half-day Pre-K & ECI students. August 24 & 25 only for Kindergarten & Full-day Pre-K students
26, 27, 28 Staggered entrance for Kindergarten and Full-day Prekindergarten
27 First day of school for ECI students
27, 28, 31 Staggered entrance for Half-day Prekindergarten
31 First day for all Kindergarten and Full-day Prekindergarten

SEPTEMBER
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September 2009

1 First day for all Half-day Prekindergarten
7 Labor Day – All Schools and Central Offices closed
25 Interims to be sent home
28 Yom Kippur All Schools and Central Offices closed. No extracurricular activities*
  
OCTOBER
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24
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October 2009

5-8 High School Assessment (HSA) and Modified HSA - October Administration
14 PSAT
16 All Schools and Central Offices closed - (furlough)
30 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.
  
NOVEMBER
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November 2009

2 Beginning of second marking period
14 Winter sports begin
17 Report card distribution for all students
15-21 American Education Week
23-24 Schools closed for students. Parent/Teacher conferences for elementary and middle schools. Professional Development/Workday for high school teachers
25- 27 Thanksgiving Holiday - All Schools and Central Offices closed
 
DECEMBER
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6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31    
             
 

December 2009

11 Interims to be sent home by this date.
24 - 31 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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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
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*Note:  January 26 may be made a school day for all students. See "Calendar Notes" regarding Inclement Weather

January 2010

1 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.)
27 Beginning of third marking period
 

FEBRUARY
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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            
             

February 2010

9 Report card distribution for all students
15 Presidents’ Day - All Schools and Central Offices closed
 
MARCH
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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      
             
 
March 2010
1 Spring sports begin
5 Interims to be sent home by this date
9 - 18 Maryland School Assessment administration (MSA) and Modified MSA administration
29 - 31 Easter/Spring Break. All schools closed March 29-April 5 for students, teachers and school-based Unit-IV employees
 
APRIL
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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  
             
 

April 2010

1 - 5 Easter/Spring Break. All Schools and Central Offices closed
6 - 9 Registration for prekindergarten and kindergarten begins
9 End of third marking period. (46 days).  Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. prekindergarten, and E.C.I.
12 Beginning of fourth marking period
12 - 15 High School Assessment (HSA) & Modified HSA—Senior administration
21-May 11 MSA Science Test Administration, Grades 5 and 8 only
27 Report card distribution for all students
 
MAY
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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          
 

May 2010

14 Interims to be sent home by this date
17 - 21 High School Assessment (HSA) & Modified HSA—May administration
27 & 28 Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten, & ECI. Spring Conferences for parents of those students
27 Last day for graduating seniors.
31 Memorial Day—All Schools and Central Offices closed
 
JUNE
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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      
             
 

June 2010

8 Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied Technology.
9 - 14 High School Examinations, textbook collection. Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for half-day pre-kindergarten and E.C.I.
14 End of fourth marking period (45 days). Last day for students
15 Last day for teachers
 
JULY
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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
             

July 2010

5 Independence Day–Schools and Central Office closed
7 Summer School Begins

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: 

  • 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.