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Half day Students, Full day teachers
 
Student holiday; administrative/teacher inservice/staff development
 
Holiday - no school for students or teachers
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Weather Cancellation

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Calendar for 2008 - 2009

 
Check the Knox County Schools site for the earliest news on school closings due to weather.  

Board Revised and Approved October 3, 2007

AUGUST
August 4 (Monday) First Day for Teachers - In-School Inservice Day (Principal's Day)
August 5 (Tuesday) Administrative Day for K-12 Personnel
August 6 (Wednesday) In-School Staff Development Day* for K-5 Personnel
                        System-Wide Staff Development Day* for 6-12 Personnel

August 7 (Thursday) In-School Inservice Day

August 8 (Friday) Administrative Day for K-12 Personnel

August 11 (Monday) First Day for Students (Full Day)


SEPTEMBER
September 1 (Monday) Labor Day – Holiday
September 5 (Friday) End Elementary, Middle and High School 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period
September 15 (Monday) Constitution Day

OCTOBER
October 10 (Friday) End Elementary, Middle and High School First 9-weeks Grading Period**

October 15 (Wednesday) PSAT Test
October 20-24 (5 days) Fall Break


NOVEMBER
November 4 (Tuesday) Student Holiday,
                    In-School Inservice Day
November 21 (Friday) End Elementary, Middle and High School 13-weeks Grading Period
November 26 (Wednesday) Day Before Thanksgiving Holidays
                     1/2 Day for Students, All Day for School Personnel
November 27-28 (Thursday and Friday) Thanksgiving Holidays

DECEMBER
December 2-4 (3 Days) Gateway Tests
December 9-10 (2 Days) End-of-Course Tests
December 19 (Friday) End Elementary, Middle and High School Second 9-weeks Grading Period**

                     1/2 Day for Students, All Day for School Personnel
December 22 - January 2 (10 Days) Winter Holidays


JANUARY
January 5 (Monday) Student Holiday
                          First Day for Teachers After Holidays,
                          Staff Development Day*
January 6 (Tuesday) First Day of School for Students after Holidays
January 19 (Monday) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Holiday

FEBRUARY
February 3 (Tuesday) Writing Assessment (Grades 5, 8, 11)
February 6 (Friday) End Elementary, Middle and High School 4 1/2-weeks Grading Period
February 16 (Monday) Student Holiday,
                    In-School Administrative Day
February 17 (Tuesday) Student Holiday,
                    In-School Inservice Day for K-5 Personnel;

                    System-Wide Inservice Day for 6-12 Personnel


MARCH
March 13 (Friday) End Elementary, Middle and High School Third 9-weeks Grading Period**
March 16-20 (5 days) Spring Break


APRIL
April 10 (Friday) Good Friday – Holiday

April 13 (Monday) Student Holiday,

                   In-School Staff Development Day*

April 14-22 (7 Days) Achievement Tests Administered To All Students in Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
April 24 (Friday) End Elementary, Middle and High School 13-weeks Grading Period


MAY
May 5-7 (3 days) Gateway Tests

May 12-13 (2 days) End-of-Course Tests
May 22 (Friday) End Elementary, Middle and High School fourth 9-weeks Grading Period**
             Last Day for Students - 1/2 Day for Students
             All Day for School Personnel
May 25 (Monday) Memorial Day – Holiday

May 26 (Tuesday) In-School Administrative Day


Calendar Summary

175 instructional days (excludes 5 days earned through extended hours)
    4 scheduled administrative days
    1 unscheduled teacher-parent conference day***
    4 scheduled inservice days
    3 unscheduled inservice days

    3 staff development days*
  10 vacation days
200 days

* Three staff development days earned through extended school hours.
** Report cards distributed within five school days after end of grading period.
*** Six hours of teacher-parent conference time will be scheduled outside the regular teacher work day by the local school administration. (The Education Improvement Act mandates a teacher-parent conference day.)

MAKE-UP PROCEDURES OF INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS CANCELED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER
(1) First five days missed: use days earned by extended hours
(2) Next two days missed: change from administrative days to instructional days - Monday, February 16 and Tuesday, May 26, 2009
(3) Additional days missed: extend the school year through Friday, May 29, 2009

 
 
   
 
 

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