Seattle Public Schools | 2007-2008 School Year Important Dates

2009-2010 School Year - Important Dates

The Seattle School Board has approved the 2009-2010 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 9, 2009	First Day of School
September 30	Professional Development Block Time (2 hour early dismissal)
October 9*	Professional Development Day (no school for students)
October 28	Professional Development Block Time (2 hour early dismissal)
November 6	End of First Quarter
November 11 *	Veterans Day Holiday (no school)
November 23-25	Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences Dates/times vary according to school
November 25	(one hour early dismissal for Thanksgiving Holiday.)
November 26-27 *	Thanksgiving Holiday (no school)
December 18	(one hour early dismissal Winter Break.)
December 21, 2009 - January 1, 2010 *	Winter Break (no school)
January 18 *	Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday (no school)
January 28	Last Day of Semester
January 29 *	Day between semesters (see note below)
February 3	Professional Development Block Time (2 hour early dismissal)
February 15 *	Presidents Day Holiday (no school)
February 16-19 *	Mid-Winter Break (no school)
March 3	Professional Development Block Time (2 hour early dismissal)
March 16	WASL Testing - High School Reading
March 17 - 18	WASL Testing - High School Writing
March 19 *	Professional Development Day (see note below)
March 29 - April 2 *	Spring Break (no school)
April 16	End of Third Quarter
May 19	Professional Development Block Time (2 hour early dismissal)
May 31 *	Memorial Day Holiday (no school)
June 22	Last Student Day (1 hour early dismissal)

* No classes on these dates

NOTE: If necessary, the first three inclement weather make-up days will be added at year end. If a fourth makeup day is needed, it will be scheduled for January 29, 2010 (the day between semesters); and a fifth make-up day would be scheduled for March 19, 2010 (a professional development day).

May 7, 2009