Anne Arundel County Public School calendar 2004-2005
Anne Arundel County Public School calendar 2004-2005
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Brian Henley Editor, The Capital Online.
August:
Aug. 17-18 -- New teacher orientation.
Aug. 23, 24 and 26 -- Orientation and training for teachers.
Aug. 25 -- Staff development day.
Aug. 27 -- Schools closed for teachers.
Aug. 30 -- Schools open for students; instruction begins.
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 -- Parent interview conferences. Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten and Early
Childhood Education (ECI).
September:
Sept. 1 -- Parent interview conferences. Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten and EIC.
Sept. 6 -- Labor Day: All schools and central offices closed.
Sept. 16 -- Rosh Hashanah: All schools and central offices closed.
October:
Oct. 1 -- Interims to be sent home by today.
Oct. 15 -- Schools closed for all students; teachers' convention. Staff development day.
November:
Nov. 2 -- Election Day: All schools and central offices closed.
Nov. 5 -- End of first marking period. Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. prekindergarten, kindergarten and EIC.
Nov. 8 -- Beginning of second marking period.
Nov. 19 -- Report cards distributed.
Nov. 15-19 -- American Education Week.
Nov. 22-23 -- Schools closed for students: Parent/teacher conferences for elementary and middle schools. Inservice day and workday for high school teachers.
Nov. 24-26 -- Thanksgiving holiday: All schools and central offices closed.
December:
Dec. 17 -- Interims to be sent home by today.
Dec. 22 through 31 -- Christmas/Winter vacation: All schools closed Dec. 24 through Jan. 2. School offices and central offices closed Dec. 24, 27, 30 and 31.
January:
Jan. 3 -- Schools open for students and teachers.
Jan. 10-14 -- High school assessment administration.
Jan. 17 -- Martin Luther King Jr. birthday commemoration: All schools and central offices closed.
Jan. 21 -- Semester exams for Centers of Applied Technology.
Jan. 24-27 -- High school semester exams. Two-hour early dismissal for all school students. Schools closed for p.m. prekindergarten, kindergarten and ECI students.
Jan. 27 -- End of second marking period.
Jan. 28 and 31 -- Schools closed for students. Inservice/workday for elementary and middle school teachers. Workday for high school teachers.*
February:
Feb. 1 -- Beginning of third marking period.
Feb. 11 -- Report cards distributed.
Feb. 21 -- Presidents' Day: All schools and central offices closed.
Feb. 23-March 4 -- Maryland School Assessment.
March:
March 4 -- Interims to be sent home by today.
March 23 -- Schools closed for students. Staff development day.
March 24-28 -- Easter/spring holiday. All schools and central offices closed.
April:
April 4-8 -- Registration for prekindergarten, kindergarten and Early Childhood Education.
April 12 -- End of third marking period. Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for p.m. pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and ECI
April 13 -- Beginning of fourth marking period.
April 22 -- Spring vacation. All schools and central offices closed.
April 29 -- Report cards distributed.
May:
May 13 -- Interims to be sent home by today.
May 23-27 -- High school assessments.
May 26-27 -- Schools closed for prekindergarten, kindergarten and ECI Spring conferences for parents of these students.
May 30 -- Memorial Day. All schools and central offices closed.
June:
June 7 -- Last day for graduating seniors.
June 10 -- Semester Examinations for Centers of Applied Technology.
June 13-16 -- High school exams and textbook collection. Two-hour early dismissal for all students. Schools closed for all pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and ECI
June 16 -- End of fourth marking period; last day for students.
June 17 -- Last day for teachers.
* Calendar notes
Inclement weather and emergency school closings
This calendar has four days built in at the end of the school year 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 22, 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 workdays, all schools will reschedule so that there are three consecutive testing days for high school examinations followed by two teacher workdays.
Religious observances
Tests and examinations will not be scheduled on the day of a major
religious observance, including Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 16-17; Yom Kippur:
Sept. 25; Lunar New Year: Feb. 9; Passover: April 24-25. 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.
Appropriate exercises
Schools will devote a portion of the day to appropriate exercises on the
following dates: Oct. 8: Columbus Day; Nov. 11: Veterans' Day; Jan. 17:
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday; Feb. 12: Lincoln's Birthday; Feb. 22:
Washington's Birthday; April: Arbor Month; May 30: Memorial Day; and any
other day of national significance. If schools are closed on these
dates, exercises should be held on the preceding Friday.
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