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| 2008-2009 School
Year - Important Dates |
| The Seattle School
Board has approved the 2008-2009 school calendar. The calendar was
developed and negotiated in cooperation with all of the bargaining
groups representing Seattle Public Schools employees. The calendar
is structured to provide a full week of instruction following
Spring break and before the beginning of the spring WASL testing
period. The calendar also provides specific dates that will be used
as make-up days in the event that inclement weather necessitates
school closures. |
| Date |
Event |
| September 3,
2008 |
First Day of
School |
| September 24,
2008 |
Professional
Development Block Time
(2 hour early dismissal)
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| October 10,
2008 * |
Professional
Development Day
(no school for students) |
| October 29,
2008 |
Professional
Development Block Time
(2 hour early dismissal)
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| November 4,
2008 |
End of First
Quarter |
| November 11
* |
Veterans Day
Holiday
(no school) |
| November
17-25 |
Elementary
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Dates/times vary according to school |
| November 26,
2008 |
(one hour early
dismissal for Thanksgiving
Holiday.) |
| November 27-28,
2008 * |
Thanksgiving
Holiday
(no school) |
| December 19,
2008 |
(one hour early
dismissal Winter Break.) |
| December 22, 2008 -
January 2, 2009 * |
Winter Break
(no school) |
| January 19,
2009 * |
Martin Luther King Jr.
Day Holiday
(no school) |
| January 23,
2009 |
Last Day of
Semester |
| January 26,
2009 * |
Day between semesters
(see note below) |
| February 4,
2009 |
Professional
Development Block Time
(2 hour early dismissal)
|
| February 16,
2009 * |
Presidents Day
Holiday
(no school) |
| February 17-20,
2009 * |
Mid-Winter Break
(no school) |
| March 4,
2009 |
Professional
Development Block Time
(2 hour early dismissal)
|
| March 16 -
17 |
WASL Testing - High
School Reading |
| March 18 -
19 |
WASL Testing - High
School Writing |
| March 20, 2009
* |
Professional
Development Day
(see note below) |
| March 30, 2009 - April
3, 2009 * |
Spring
Break
(no school) |
| April 10
|
End of Third
Quarter |
| April 13 - May
1 |
WASL Testing - Grades
3-8 |
| April 13 -
14 |
WASL Testing - High
School Math |
| April 20 -
21 |
WASL Testing - High
School Science |
| May 20,
2009 |
Professional
Development Block Time
(2 hour early dismissal)
|
| May 25, 2009
* |
Memorial Day Holiday
(no school) |
| June 16,
2009 |
Last Student Day
(1 hour early
dismissal) |
* No
classes on these dates |
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NOTE: If necessary,
the first three inclement weather make-up days will be added at
year end. If a fourth make-up day is needed, it will be scheduled
for January 26, 2009 (the day between semesters); and a fifth
make-up day would be scheduled for March 20, 2009 (a professional
development day).
Updated: July 3,
2008
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