School Schedule 2008-09

Sumner County Board of Education 695 E Main Street Gallatin TN 37066-2472

Calendar 2008.09SY Wednesday, July 30, 2008 New Student Registration Monday, August 04, 2008 New Teacher Inservice Tuesday, August 05, 2008 System-wide K-12 Teacher Inservice Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Administrative Day #1

(no students)

Thursday, August 07, 2008 Administrative Day #2

(no students)

Friday, August 08, 2008 Registration Day--all K-12 students report to school Monday, August 11, 2008 First full day of instruction Monday, September 01, 2008 Labor Day-- schools & Central Office closed Friday, September 19, 2008 End 1st six weeks Tuesday, October 07, 2008 TCAP Competency

abbreviated day #1

(change ) (no students) ( 30 days) qualified spec ed only

Wednesday, October 08, 2008 End 1st term 1st nine weeks Thursday, October 09, 2008 Administrative Day #3 Friday, October 10, 2008 Inservice Day #1

Board Approved 06.17.08

( 43 days) (no students)

(Parent Conferences)

(no students)

Monday, October 13, 2008 No School Sunday, November 02, 2008 Daylight Savings Time ends Tuesday, November 04, 2008 Stockpiled Inservice Day #1

(no students) (no students-- all staff except hourly SNP workers report to school)

Friday, November 07, 2008 End 2nd six weeks ( 32 days) (no students) Wed-Fri, Nov 26-28, 2008 Thanksgiving --schools & Central Office closed Tues-Fri, Dec 02-05, 2008 Gateway Testing Algebra I, Biology, English 10 Tues-Fri, Dec 02-05, 2008 End of Course Testing

Math Foundations II, Physical Science, English 9, U S History

Thurs-Fri, Dec 18-19, 2008 Exam Days Friday, December 19, 2008 Last day prior to Winter Break End 3rd six weeks End 1st term 2nd nine weeks Mon-Wed, Dec 22-31, 2008 Winter Break Thurs-Fri, Jan 01-02, 2009

Winter Break

Monday, January 05, 2009 Administrative Day #4

( 27 days) ( 46 days) (no students)

abbreviated day #2 End of 1st term

( 89 days)

(no students) (no students)

Tuesday, January 06, 2009 First day for students following Winter Break Monday, January 19, 2009 Inservice Day #2 Tuesday, February 03, 2009 TCAP Writing Assessment Tuesday, February 10, 2009 TCAP Competency Monday, February 16, 2009 Inservice Day #3

(no students) grades 5, 8, & 11 qualified spec ed only (no students)

Friday, February 20, 2009 End 4th six weeks Mon-Thur, March 2-12, 2009 ELDA testing Sunday, March 08, 2009 Daylight Savings Time begins Thursday, March 12, 2009 End 2nd term 1st nine weeks Friday, March 13, 2009 Stockpiled Inservice Day #2 Friday, April 03, 2009 End 5th six weeks Mon-Fri, April 06-10, 2009 Spring Break Mon-Fri, April 20-24, 2009 TCAP Achievement

( 32 days) ELL student testing ( 46 days) (no students-- all staff except hourly SNP workers report to school) ( 30 days) (guaranteed days not to be used for instruction) grades 3-8

Friday, April 24, 2009 Kindergarten registration for incoming students for 2009.10SY Tues-Fri, May 05-08, 2009 Gateway Testing

Algebra I, English 10, Biology

Tues-Fri, May 05-08, 2009 End of Course Testing

Math Foundations II, English 9, Physical Science, U S History

Tues-Wed, May 19-20, 2009 Exam Days Thursday, May 21, 2009 Administrative Day #5 Friday, May 22, 2009 Report Card Day End 6th six weeks End 2nd term 2nd nine weeks Monday, May 25, 2009 Memorial Day-- Central Office closed Tues-Thurs, July 14-16, 2009 Summer Gateway Testing

(no students) ( 29 days) ( 45 days)

abbreviated day #3 End of 2nd term End of School Year

( 91 days) ( 180 days)

Algebra I, English 10, Biology

Time is stockpiled as per state law to allow for up to thirteen days of school being missed due to "dangerous or extreme weather conditions" or "upon approval by the [SDE] Commissioner . . . in case of natural disaster, serious outbreaks of illness affecting or endangering students or staff, or dangerous structural or environmental conditions rendering a school unsafe for use." Days stockpiled in this manner are NOT subject to being "taken off" if not used in a school year. [TCA 49-6-3004 ] Two days (11/04/08 & 03/13/09) are designated in this calendar for use as inservice (professional development) days. State regulations require 10 administrative & inservice days. At least 5 of these days must be used for inservice, and 1 administrative day must be a parent conference day. This calendar schedules four [4] administrative days in addition to one [1] parent conference day, and three [3] of the five [5] allowable inservice days. Remaining inservice days [2] may be earned through activities chosen by a teacher outside statutory paid days of this calendar only with principal approval.