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2008-2009
SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR
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| Orientation Day - New Teachers | Monday, August 18, 2008 |
| Curriculum & Instruction – New Teachers | Tuesday, August 19, 2008 – Wednesday, August 20, 2008 |
| Teacher Inservice Day | Thursday, August 21, 2008 |
| Preparation Day - All Staff | Friday, August 22, 2008 |
| School Session Begins | Monday, August 25, 2008 |
| Schools Closed (Labor Day) | Monday, September 1, 2008 |
| Schools Closed (Yom Kippur) | Thursday, October 9, 2008 |
| Schools Closed (Teacher Inservice Day) | Friday, October 10, 2008 |
| Schools Closed (Teacher Inservice Day) | Wednesday, November 26, 2008 |
| Schools Closed (Thanksgiving Holiday) | Thursday, November 27, 2008 – Monday, December 1, 2008 |
| Schools Reopen | Tuesday, December 2, 2008 |
| Schools Closed (Christmas-New Year's Holiday) | Wednesday, December 24, 2008 – Friday, January 2, 2009 |
| Schools Reopen | Monday, January 5, 2009 |
| First Semester Ends | Thursday, January 15, 2009 |
| Schools Closed (Teacher Inservice Day) | Friday, January 16, 2009 |
| Schools Closed (Martin Luther King Holiday) | Monday, January 19, 2009* |
| Second Semester Starts | Tuesday, January 20, 2009 |
| Schools Closed (Teacher Inservice Day) | Friday, February 13, 2009 |
| Schools Closed (Presidents' Holiday) | Monday, February 16, 2009* |
| Schools Closed (Easter Holiday) | Thursday, April 9, 2009* – Monday, April 13, 2009* |
| Schools Reopen | Tuesday, April 14, 2009 |
| Schools Closed (Memorial Holiday) | Monday, May 25, 2009 |
| Liberty Graduation (Stabler Arena 7:00 p.m.) | Wednesday, June 3, 2009 (Tentative) |
| Freedom Graduation (Stabler Arena 7:00 p.m.) | Thursday, June 4, 2009 (Tentative) |
| Last Day of Instruction for K-11 | Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
| Teacher Record Day | Friday, June 5, 2009 |
| Teacher Inservice/Flex Day | Monday, June 8, 2009 |
| Teacher Inservice/Flex Day | Tuesday, June 9, 2009 |
Each day marked with an (*) may be used as a make-up day if schools are closed due to inclement weather or other emergency that would result in the district having fewer than 180 days mandated by state law. Scheduled holidays will be converted to regular days of instruction according to the following order: (1) Monday, January 19; (2) Monday, February 16; (3) Thursday, April 9; and (4) Monday, April 13. Sequence of scheduled make-up days indicated in this calendar is subject to change based on the best interests of the school district.
Reporting Period and Report Cards
| Marking Period/Days |
Date of Close Elementary/Middle |
Teacher Submission Date | Report Card Distribution Elementary/Middle |
First/45 |
October 29, 2008 |
November 7, 2008 | November 12, 2008 |
Second/45 |
January 15, 2009 |
January 23, 2009 | January 29, 2009 |
Third/46 |
March 26, 2009 |
April 3, 2009 | April 8, 2009 |
Fourth/45 |
June 4, 2009 |
June 9, 2009 | Report Cards Mailed |
Marking
Period |
Date of Close
High School |
Teacher Submission Date | Report Card Distribution
High School |
| First | September 26, 2008 | October 1, 2008 | October 6, 2008 (Tentative) |
| Second | October 29, 2008 | November 3, 2008 | November 7, 2008 |
| Third | December 5, 2008 | December 9, 2008 | December 12, 2008 |
| Fourth | January 15, 2009 | January 19, 2009 | Report Cards Mailed |
| Fifth | February 20, 2009 | February 24, 2009 | February 27, 2009 |
| Sixth | March 26, 2009 | March 30, 2009 | April 3, 2009 |
| Seventh | May 1, 2009 | May 5, 2009 | May 8, 2009 |
| Eighth | June 4, 2009 | June 9, 2009 | Report Cards Mailed |
(On the day of parent-teacher conferences, students on that level will attend school for half a day.)
Elementary Schools |
Middle Schools |
High Schools |
| November 24, 2008 | December 3, 2008 | October 16, 2008 |
| November 25, 2008 | December 4, 2008 | March 5, 2009 |
| February 23, 2009 | February 26, 2009 | |
| February 24, 2009 |
| PSSA Testing - Retest for Math, Reading, Writing - Grade 12 | October 20-31, 2008 |
| PSSA Testing - Writing, Grades 5, 8, 11: | February 9-20, 2009 |
| PSSA Testing - Reading and Math, Grades 3-8, 11: | March 16-27, 2009 |
| PSSA Testing - Science, Grades 4, 8, 11: | April 27 - May 8, 2009 |
| American Education Week: | November 16-21, 2008(tentative) |
| English Language Proficiency Testing: | TBA |