Anne Arundel County Public School calendar 2002-2003

Aug. 12-13 -- New teacher orientation.

Aug. 20, 21 and 23 -- Orientation and training for teachers.

Aug. 22 -- Staff development day.

Aug. 26 -- Schools closed for teachers.

Aug. 27 -- Schools open for students; instruction begins.

Aug. 27, 28, 29 -- Parent interview conferences. Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten, and Early Childhood Education (ECI).

Sept. 2 -- Labor Day: All schools and central offices closed.

Sept. 10 -- Primary elections: All schools and central offices closed.

Oct. 17 -- Schools closed for all students: Staff development day.

Oct. 18 -- Schools closed for students: Teachers' convention and staff development day.

Nov. 1 -- End of first marking period (45 days). Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and ECI.

Nov. 4 -- Beginning of second marking period.

Nov. 5 -- Election Day: All schools and central offices closed.

Nov. 22 -- Report card distribution for all students.

Nov. 25-26 -- Schools closed for students: Parent/teacher conferences for elementary and middle schools. Inservice day and workday for high school teachers.

Nov. 27, 28 and 29 -- Thanksgiving holiday: All schools and central offices closed.

Dec. 13 -- Interims to be sent home by this date.

Dec. 23 through Jan. 3 -- Winter vacation; all schools closed. School offices and central offices closed Dec. 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and Jan. 1.

Jan. 13-17 -- High school assessments.

Jan. 20 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday commemoration: All schools and central offices closed.

Jan. 24 -- Semester examinations for Centers of Applied Technology.

Jan. 27-29 -- High school semester examinations. Two-hour early dismissal for high school students. Schools closed for a.m. and p.m. prekindergarten, kindergarten and ECI students.

Jan. 29 -- End of second marking period (46 days).

Jan. 30-31 -- Schools closed for students. Inservice workday for elementary and middle school teachers. Workday for senior high teachers.*

Feb. 3 -- Beginning of third marking period.

Feb. 14 -- Report card distribution.

Feb. 17 -- Presidents' Day: All schools and central offices closed.*

March 14 -- Interims to be sent home by this date.

April 8 -- End of the third marking period (46 days). Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and ECI

April 9 -- Beginning of fourth marking period.

April 18 -- Spring vacation: All schools and central offices closed.*

April 22 -- Staff development day for assessment program. Three-hour late opening for all students. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, ECI and Centers for Applied Technology.

April 29 -- Staff development day for assessment program. Three-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, ECI and Centers for Applied Technology.

April 30 -- Report card distribution.

May 16 -- Interims to be sent home by this date.

May 19-23 -- High school assessments.

May 22 -- Last day for graduating seniors.

May 26 -- Memorial Day observed: All schools and central offices closed.

June 17 -- Semester exams for Centers of Applied Technology.

June 18-20 -- High school exams and textbook collection. Two-hour early dismissal for all students.

June 20 -- End of fourth marking period. Last day of school for students.

June 25 -- Last day for teachers.

* Calendar notes

Inclement weather and emergency school closings

This calendar has four days built in for emergency closings, making the school year 184 student days and 195 teacher days. If any of the four emergency days are not used, they will be deducted from the June closing date. Additional emergency closings will be made up as follows:

The fifth emergency closing will be made up on April 17, a spring vacation day.

Additional emergency closing days will be made up by adding on days to the June closing date.

If emergency closings fall on January testing days or the teacher workday, the secondary schools will reschedule so that there are three consecutive testing days followed by two teacher workdays.

Tests and examinations will not be scheduled on the day of a major religious observance, including Rosh Hashanah -- Sept. 7-8; Yom Kippur -- Sept. 16; Lunar New Year -- Feb. 1; Passover -- April 17-18. Tests and examinations for evening high school will not be scheduled on the day a religious observance begins. Jewish holiday dates are set according to the Hebrew lunar calendar. They begin at sundown on the preceding evening and conclude at sundown on the dates noted.

Semester tests and examinations

Extracurricular activities, practices and club activities will be scheduled at the end of the regular school day for not more than 90 minutes on the evening prior to the day of semester tests and examinations for high schools.