SPECIAL CALENDAR DAYS OF NOTE
2008-2009 SCHOOL YEAR
Aug.
15 Friday New Teacher Orientation
Aug.
18 Monday District-Wide
Teacher Institute
Aug.
19 Tuesday District-Wide
Teacher Institute
Aug.
20 Wednesday *Pupil Attendance – Dismissal at
11:30 A.M. – Teacher Work Day during P.M.
Aug.
25 Monday Pictures
and ID Cards taken
Aug.
26 Tuesday Pictures taken for K-5
students
Sept. 1 Monday No School – Labor Day
Sept.
11 Thursday District Wide Open House 6:30
pm- 8:00 pm
Sept.
12 Friday Homecoming Parade 3:00
p.m. – Early Dismissal (Regular Early Dismissal Schedule)
Sept
. 19 Friday School Improvement Day
Early Dismissal (See Schedule Below)
Sept.
24 Wednesday D/F Slips Sent Out
Oct. 13 Monday No School – Columbus Day
Oct.
20 Monday End of 1st 9 weeks (42
Days/Quarter)
Oct. 24 Friday School Improvement Day
Early Out (See Schedule Below)
Oct.
29 Wednesday Report Cards Distributed 6-12
Nov.
5 Wednesday Parent/Teacher Conferences
Scheduled 5:00–8:00 p.m. Students in Attendance- Reg.Early Out
Schedule
Nov.
6 Thursday Parent/Teacher Conferences
Scheduled 5:00–8:00 p.m. Students in
Attendance- Reg.Early Out Schedule
Nov.
11 Tuesday Veterans Day Commemorative
Holiday-Students in Attendance
Nov.
21 Friday
School
Improvement Day Early Out (See Schedule Below)
D/F
Slips Sent Out
Nov.
27-30 Thanksgiving
Vacation
Dec.
18 Thursday
Dec.
19 Friday
End
of 2nd 9 weeks (42 Days/Quarter and 84 Days/Semester)
Dec. 22-Jan. 2 No School--Winter
Break
Jan. 9 Friday Grade
Cards Distributed (K-12)
Jan.
15 Thursday Parent/Teacher Conferences
Scheduled 5:00-8:00 pm. Students in
Attendance-Reg. Early Out Schedule
Jan.
19 Monday No School Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan.
30 Friday School Improvement Day
Early Out (See Schedule Below)
Feb.
6 Friday D/F
Slips Sent Out
Feb.
12 Thursday Lincoln’s Birthday
Commemorative Holiday-Students in Attendance
Feb.
16 Monday No School - Presidents Day
Feb.
27 Friday School Improvement Day
Early Out (See Schedule Below)
Mar.
2 Monday Casmir Pulaski Day
Commemorative
Mar.
3-14 ISAT
Testing, Grades 3-8
Mar.
10 Tuesday End of 3rd 9
weeks (45 Days/Quarter)
Mar.
13 Friday No School (in lieu of evening conferences on November 5
& 6)
Mar.
19 Thursday Grade Cards
Distributed K-12
Mar.
20 Friday No School, County-Wide
Teachers Institute
Apr. 8 Wednesday Regular
Early Dismissal
Apr. 9-14 Spring
Break
Apr. 14 Tuesday No
School (in lieu of evening conferences on Jan 15 & March 19)
Apr. 15 Wednesday School
Resumes
Apr.
17 Friday D/F Slips Sent Out
Apr.
22 Wednesday Prairie State Exams (Juniors Exam
Only)
Apr.
23 Thursday Prairie State Exams (Juniors Exam
Only)
May
1 Friday School Improvement Day
Early Out (See Schedule Below)
May
7 Wednesday Prairie State Exam Make-Up Day
(Juniors Only)
May
8 Thursday Prairie
State Exam Make-Up Day (Juniors Only)
May 20 Wednesday No School-Teacher’s Institute
May
20 Wednesday FCJHS Graduation 7:00 pm
May 21 Thursday Tentative Last Day;
Dismissal at 8:30 am (174 Days School Year), (45 Days/Quarter, 90 Days/Semester)
May 24 Sunday FCHS Graduation 2:00
pm
May
22-29 Emergency Days
(179 Days in school if all emergency days are used)
NOTE: The above calendar is
subject to Board of Education adjustments, particularly, related to inclement
weather and final quarter adjustment days.
Start
Regular Dismissal Regular Early Dismissal School Improvement Early
Time Time Time
Dismissal Time