Charles County Public Schools Calendar for School Year 2016‐2017 July 2016 Payday: July 8, 22 July 4 M CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Independence Day; schools & offices closed (federal holiday) August 2016 Days/Students‐ 3 Days/Teachers‐ 7 Payday: Aug. 5, 19 August 15 August 22 August 26 August 29 M M F M New Teacher Orientation activities begin First day for returning teachers Schools closed for teachers only (negotiated) First day for K‐12 students September 5 September 6 September 16 September 28 M T F W Labor Day, schools & offices closed (federal holiday) First day for Three’s program and prekindergarten students, Pretest assessments begin (Sept. 6‐23) In‐service day, schools closed for students only; instruction in‐service day 2‐hour early dismissal; AM Prek attends, teacher planning 1 October 2‐4 October 10 October 11 October 12 October 20 S‐T M T W Th *Rosh Hashanah (begins at sunset Oct. 2 and ends at sunset Oct. 4) **Columbus Day, schools closed for students only; instruction in‐service ½ day, teacher planning 2 *Yom Kippur begins at sunset *Yom Kippur 2‐hour early dismissal; PM Prek attends, teacher planning 3 November 2 November 3 November 8 November 23‐25 W Th T W‐F First marking period ends Second marking period begins, 2‐hour early dismissal; no prek or Three’s program, report card prep Election Day, schools closed for students only; in‐service day, report card conferences Thanksgiving Holiday, schools & offices closed December 22 December 23‐30 December 24 December 23‐26 Th ‐‐ Sat F, M 2‐hour early dismissal; AM Prek attends Winter break, schools closed for students and teachers *Hanukkah begins at sunset Offices closed for winter break September 2016 Days/Students‐23 Days/Teachers‐ 28 Payday: Sept. 2, 16, 30 October 2016 Days/Students‐ 43 Days/Teachers‐ 49 Payday: Oct. 14, 28 November 2016 Days/Students‐ 61 Days/Teachers‐ 68 Payday: Nov. 10, 25 December 2016 Days/Students‐ 77 Days/Teachers‐ 84 Payday: Dec. 9, 23 *Athletic events and musical programs will not be scheduled. **Appropriate exercises will be held in all schools as prescribed by Section 7‐103 (c)(3), Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland. ***Emergency Closings – Six inclement weather days are built into the calendar. The deletion of school days if they are not used will occur in the following order: June 16, 15, 14, 13, 12 and June 9. If the six inclement weather days are used, additional days will be added to the end of the school year. DELAYED OPENING POLICY: Regular and special education buses will operate one‐ or two‐hours later than regular time. If a one‐hour delay is announced, the morning prekindergarten program will start one hour late. If a two‐hour delay is announced, the morning prekindergarten program will be canceled. Afternoon and regular buses will run at the normal time unless otherwise announced. PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENT: When schools are to be closed, or the opening is delayed, the information will generally be available by 6 a.m. Visit the CCPS website, www.ccboe.com, follow CCPS on Twitter @CCPS or call the Charles County Public Schools information line, 301‐934‐7410 or 301‐932‐6656. No announcement is made when schools open on time. Report Cards & Interims Interims Issued 10/3/16 Elementary conferences/ report cards issued 11/8/16 Secondary report cards mailed 11/10/16 Interims issued 12/12/16 Elementary report cards issued/secondary mailed 2/3/17 Interims issued 2/27/17 Elementary report cards issued/secondary mailed 4/5/17 Senior interims issued 5/1/17 Interims issued (grades 6‐11) 5/8/17 Three’s program report cards issued 6/8/17 AM Prek report cards issued 6/7/17‐no inclement weather 6/15/17‐with inclement weather PM Prek/elementary report cards issued 6/8/17‐no inclement weather 6/16/17‐with inclement weather Secondary report cards mailed 6/15/17‐no inclement weather 6/23/17‐with inclement weather Charles County Public Schools Calendar for School Year 2016‐2017 January 2017 Days/Students‐96 Days/Teachers‐104 Payday: Jan. 6, 20 January 2 January 9‐20 January 13 January 16 January 19 January 20 January 27 M ‐‐‐ F M Th F F Schools and offices closed for winter break HSA testing window, semester one post‐test window, Mock MISA Science testing window 2‐hour early dismissal; no Prek or Three’s program, teacher planning 4 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday; schools/offices closed (federal holiday) Second marking period ends / 1st semester ends Third marking period begins / 2nd semester begins Semester break, schools closed for students only; report card prep, ½ day/principal in‐service Feb. 15‐March 7 February 20 February 28 ‐‐ M T Post assessment window Presidents Day; schools/offices closed (federal holiday) 2‐hour early dismissal; PM Prek attends, teacher planning 5 CALENDAR SUBJECT TO CHANGE
February 2017 Days/Students‐115 Days/Teachers‐123 Payday: Feb. 3, 17 Homecoming 2016 School McDonough Lackey Stone Westlake North Point St. Charles La Plata March 2017 Days/Students‐138 Days/Teachers‐146 Payday: March 3, 17, 31 March 10 March 13‐24 March 27 March 28 March 29 F ‐‐ M T W April 3‐28 April 10 April 10‐17 April 14‐17 ‐‐ M ‐‐ F‐M 2‐hour early dismissal; no Prek or Three’s program, teacher planning 6 MISA Science testing window Third marking period ends Fourth marking period begins 2‐hour early dismissal; AM Prek attends, report card prep Math Accuplacer testing window *Passover begins at sunset Spring break, schools closed for students and teachers Offices closed for Good Friday/Easter Monday May 2017 Days/Students‐174 Days/Teachers‐182 Payday: May 12, 26 May 1‐12 May 1‐June 9 May 15‐26 May 22 May 22‐June 9 May 24 May 29 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ M ‐‐ W M Advanced Placement (AP) exams PARCC testing window Semester two post‐test window 2‐hour early dismissal; PM Prek attends, teacher planning 7 HSA testing window Last day of school for seniors **Memorial Day; schools/offices closed (federal holiday) June 1 June 8 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 Th Th T W Th F June 19 M 2‐hour early dismissal; no Prek or Three’s program, teacher planning 8 Last day of school for Three’s program, report cards issued for Three’s program 2‐hour early dismissal; AM Prek attends, report card prep 2‐hour early dismissal; PM Prek attends, report card prep 2‐hour early dismissal; AM Prek attends, teacher planning 9; ***Last day for AM Prek (with use of 6 weather days) 2‐hour early dismissal; PM Prek attends, teacher planning 10; *** Last day for students/PM Prek, fourth marking period ends (with use of 6 weather days) ***Last day of school for teachers (with use of 6 weather days) June 2017 Days/Students‐180 Days/Teachers‐189 Payday: June 9, 23 The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, agpe or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Patricia Vaira, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Pamela K. Murphy, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301‐932‐6610/301‐870‐3814. For special accommodations call 301‐934‐7230 or TDD 1‐800‐735‐2258 two weeks prior to the event. (9/12/2016) Dance 9/24 9/24 10/1 10/1 10/8 10/8 10/22 Prom 2017 Lackey – April 1 Thomas Stone – April 8 Westlake – April 22 North Point – April 29 La Plata – May 6 St. Charles – May 13 McDonough – May 20 April 2017 Days/Students‐152 Days/Teachers‐160 Payday: April 14, 28 Game 9/23 9/23 9/30 9/30 10/7 10/7 10/21 High School Graduations (Convocation Center at North Point) June 1 – St. Charles, 7 p.m. June 2 – Stone, 9 a.m.; La Plata, 2 p.m.; and North Point, 7 p.m. June 3 – Lackey, 9 a.m.; McDonough, 2 p.m.; and Westlake, 7 p.m. Summer School 2017 First day for teachers/staff: June 26 First day for students: June 27 Summer school closed: July 4 Last day for students: July 27 Graduation: July 27, 4 p.m.