2008-09
Hawkins County Schools’ Calendar – Approved 1-10-08
Tue., July 22
Principals and
Mon., Aug. 4 10 month
Tue., Aug. 5
Required
In-Service
Wed., Aug. 6 Required
In-Service – General Meeting
Thurs., Aug. 7 Required
In-Service at Individual Schools
Fri., Aug. 8 Required In-Service at Individual Schools
Mon., Aug. 11 First day for students;
Abbreviated Day - Dismiss at 11:30
Mon., Sept. 1 Labor
Day
Mon., Sept. 8 20th day of school
Mon., Sept. 22 End of the first six weeks grading
period
Mon., Oct. 6 40th day of school
Tue., Oct. 14 Half Day for Students - Students will be
dismissed at 11:30 am.
Parent/Teacher
Conference 1:00 to 6:15 p.m.
Mon., Nov. 3 Fall Break – No School
Tue., Nov. 4 Election
- No School
Wed., Nov. 5 End
of the second six weeks grading period; 60th
day of school
Wed., Nov. 26 Abbreviated Day
Thurs., Nov. 27 & Fri., Nov. 28 Thanksgiving
Tue., Dec. 2
– Thurs., Dec. 4 Gateway Exams for
Math, English, & Science
Fri.., Dec.5 80th
day of school
Fri., Dec. 19 Full Day - First Semester and third
six weeks grading period ends Mon., Dec. 22 – Fri., Jan. 2 Christmas Vacation for Students
Friday, Jan. 2 Staff Development Day from
Stockpile – No School for Students
Mon., Jan. 5 Classes resume from Christmas Break
– Full Day of School
Fri., Jan.16 100th day of
school
Mon., Jan. 19 Martin
Luther King Jr. Holiday – No School
Tue., Feb. 3 TCAP
Writing Assessment
Mon., Feb. 16 Presidents’
Day
Tue., Feb. 17 120th day of school -
End of the fourth six
weeks grading period
Tue., Mar. 3 Half Day for Students - Students will be
dismissed at 11:30 am.
Parent/Teacher
Conference 1:00 to 6:15 p.m.
Tue., Mar. 17 140th day of school
Mon., Mar. 30 – Fri.,
April 3 Spring Break Week – No
School
Thurs., Apr. 9 End of fifth
six weeks grading period (Report Cards will go home on Apr. 22 due to TCAP
Testing).
Fri., Apr. 10 Good Friday
Wed., Apr. 15
– Wed., April 22 TCAP Testing Grades
1 - 8
Wed., Apr. 22 160th day of school
Tue., May 5 –
Thurs., May 7 Gateway Exams for
Math, English, & Science
Mon., May 18 Required In-Service; No School
for Students
Tue., May 19 Last
Day of School (Abbreviated) Students are dismissed after
picking up report cards. End of
2nd Semester and sixth six weeks
Sat., May 23 High School Graduation
10
Days Total Required In-Service for Teachers - 5 Days - System Scheduled, 1 Day -
Parent Teacher, 2 Days - Principal’s
Discretionary, 2 Days to be acquired by each teacher between June 1, 2008 and
May 19, 2009.
Required
In-Service for Paraprofessionals
2 Days to be acquired by each Paraprofessional between June 1, 2008 and May 19,
2009. .
January 2th is a Staff
Development Day from Stockpile. Oct. 14 and Mar. 3 will be ˝ day Staff
Development Day from Stockpile (11:30 to 3:15). 3:15 to 6:15 on these dates
will considered ˝ day In-Service. The Staff Development Days from Stockpile are
part of the 180 days required and are not In-Service Days.