District Calendar 20072008 August 29, 2007 TEACHERS’ INSERVICE August 30, 2007 TEACHERS’ INSERVICE September 4, 2007 First Day Schools Open September 11, 2007First Day Kindergarten/PreSchool Open
HOLIDAYS AND VACATIONS: Labor Day – September 3, 2007 Columbus Day October 8, 2007 TEACHERS’ INSERVICEOctober 15, 2007 Thanksgiving Recess Schools Close November 21, 2007, Halfday Schools Open November 26, 2007 Christmas Vacation Schools Close December 21, 2007 at the end of the school day
September 19 Days October
21 Days
November 20 Days December
15 Days 76 Days
*********************************************************************** Schools Open January 2, 2008 Martin Luther King's Birthday January 21, 2008 TEACHERS’ INSERVICE – Monday, January 28, 2008 February Vacation Schools Close February 15, 2008 at the end of the school day Schools Open February 25, 2008 TEACHERS’ INSERVICE – Monday, March 10, 2008 MCAS testing in English Language Arts*{Grades 38 & 10} Good Friday – March 21, 2008 April Vacation Schools Close April 18, 2008 at the end of the school day Schools Open April 28, 2008 MCAS testing in Math, Science, History*{Grades 38 & 10} Memorial Day May 26, 2008 Graduation Day – June 6, 2008 Schools Close June 24, 2008* at the end of the school day for WHS; Half day for WMS and elementary schools
January
20 Days
February 16 Days March 19 Days March 24 April 7 **
April 17 Days May 12 June 4** May 21 Days
June
17 Days 185 Days
*5 snow days included, deduct one day for each day not used **MCAS testing dates are set by the Massachusetts Department of Education and cannot be adjusted. All students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 are tested on the assigned days in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and History. {Note to Principals and Administrators: Stanford 10 testing will be on the following dates: October 1 through 12, make ups October 1619, 2007 for grades K through 8; and June 2 through 6, 2008, for grades K, 1 and 2.}