by Coy Holcombe.
At the board meeting on Tuesday, the calendar for the 2011 – 2012 school year was approved. The 11-12 calendar will be very similar to the current calendar. The major difference will be the testing dates for the new statewide testing program. Major highlights of the new calendar include:
August
16 – 19 – Staff Development Days
22 – First day of classes
September
5 – Labor Day Holiday
30 – End of the 1st 6 Weeks
October
3 – Holiday
18 – 21 – Exit Level Retests
November
4 – End of 2nd 6 Weeks
22 – Early Release
23 – 25 – Thanksgiving Holidays
December
15 & 16 – Early Release
16 – End of 3rd 6 Weeks
19 – 30 – Christmas Holidays
January
2 – Workday (Student Holiday)
16 – Staff Development (Student Holiday)
February
17 – End of 4th 6 Weeks
March
5 – 9 – Exit Level Retests
12 – 16 – Spring Break
26 – 20 – STAAR Testing
April
5 – Early Release & End of 5th 6 Weeks
6 – Bad Weather Day
23 – 27 – STAAR Testing
May
7 – 17 – STAAR Testing
28 – Memorial Day Holiday
30 & 31 – Early Release
31 – Last Day of Classes; End of 6th 6 Weeks
June
1 – Bad Weather Day / Workday