WESTSIDE ACADEMIC 2008-2009 SCHOOL CALENDAR

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(Approved by the Board – June 2, 2008)

                August 11-15 (Monday-Friday)....................................................................................................... Staff Development

                August 12 (Tuesday)................................................................... Pre.K & Middle School Open House 6:30-8:00 p.m.

                August 14 (Thursday).............................................................. Elementary & High School Open House 6:30-8:00 p.m.

                August 18 (Monday)........................................................................................................ Students First Day of School

                September 1(Monday)............................................................................................................. Labor Day- No School

                October 15 (Wednesday).............................................................................................. End of First Quarter (42 days)

                October 23 (Thursday)......................................... Parent-Teacher Conferences 2:30-8:30 Students released at 2:30

                October 24 (Friday)........................................................................................................................ Staff Development

                November 26-28 (Wednesday-Friday).......................................................................................... Thanksgiving Break

                December 19 (Friday)............................................................. End Second Quarter (43 days) First Semester- 85 days

                December 22- January 2....................................................................................................... Christmas Holiday Break

                January 5 (Monday)............................................................................ Students return after break-Begin Third Quarter

                January 19 (Monday)...................................................................................................................... Staff Development

                March 10-11 (Tuesday-Wednesday)............................................................................. Eleventh Grade Literacy Exam

                March 11 (Wednesday)................................................................................................... End Third Quarter (47 days)

                March 19 (Thursday)............................................ Parent-Teacher Conferences 2:30-8:30 Students released at 2:30

                March 20 (Friday)................................................................................. Staff Development (Snow day/Exchange Day)

                March 23-27 (Monday-Friday)............................................................................................................... Spring Break

                April 6-17 ..................................................................................................... K-2 and Grade 9 NRT Testing Window

                April 10 (Friday)....................................................................................................... Good Friday- Students in School

                April 13-17 (Monday-Friday)................................................................. Augmented Benchmark Exams in Grades 3-8

                April 21-22 (Tuesday-Wednesday)............................................................................................ EOC Geometry Exam

                April 23-24 (Thursday-Friday)...................................................................................................... EOC Algebra Exam

                April 28-29 (Tuesday-Wednesday)............................................................................................... EOC Biology Exam

                May 6 (Wednesday)........................................................................................................... Algebra II Exam (tentative)

                May 18 (Monday)...................................................................................................................................... Graduation

                May 22 (Friday)............................................... Last Student Day-End of 4^th quarter (46 days)  2^nd Semester (93 days)

                May 25 (Monday)................................................................................................................................. Memorial Day

                May 26 (Tuesday).................................................................................................... Staff Development/Exchange Day

                May 27 (Wednesday).................................. Staff Development/Exchange Day- Last day for 190 day contract teachers

                Calendar includes:  178 student days

                                               10 staff days

                                                2 parent-teacher conference days