Holidays (12 month employees) Special Calendars Independence Day – July 4 School Nurse Calendar Note: On Parent/Teacher Conf. Days, Nurses will attend evening conferences and will have a payback day of 3/12/04. Common Holidays (All employees) First Scheduled Work Day – August 27, 2003 Labor Day – September 1 * No Work/No Pay: Aug. 28, 29, Nov. 10, Dec. 29,30, 31

Columbus Day – October 13 Jan. 2, Mar. 15 Apr. 5 – 8, Apr. 12-16 Thanksgiving Day – November 27, 28 Last Scheduled Work Day – June 23, 2004 Dr. Martin Luther King – January 19 Patriot’s Day – February 16 Good Friday – April 9 Associates Calendar Memorial Day – May 31 First Scheduled Work Day – Sept. 4, 2003 * not an associate paid holiday No Work/No Pay: Nov. 10, Dec. 10 – NFHS, Dec. 22, 23 Dec. 26, 29, 30, 31, Jan. 2, Winter Recess (Paid holidays) Jan. 30 – Middle & NFHS, Mar. 12, 15 10 mth cafeteria/nurse employees Dec. 22-26 Apr. 5-8; Apr. 12-16, May 18th -Middle 10 mth associate employees Dec. 24, 25 Last Scheduled Work Day – NFHS – June 11, 2004 12 mth employees Dec. 25 – Jan 2nd Middle – June 14, 2004 Elem. – June 21, 2004 Lunch Associates will not work during exam periods, conference days or rating days. All other associates will work the hours that students are in attendance on those days.

School Cafeteria Employees First Sched. Work period – Cooks, Asst. Cooks, Drivers only – September 2, 2003 First day for all All Cafeteria Workers - September 3, 2003 No Work/No Pay: Oct. 3, 4 –NFHS; Nov. 10 – All; Nov. 11 – Middle, Elem.; Dec. 9 – Elem; Dec. 10 – NFHS; Dec. 11 – Middle; Dec.29, 30, 31 – All; Jan. 30 – Middle/NFHS; Feb. 13 – NFHS; Feb. 17 – Elem.; Feb. 25 – Middle; March 12, 15 – All; April 2 – All; April 5, 6, 7, 8 – All; April 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 – All; May 18 – Middle; May 28 – NFHS; June 11, 15 – Middle Cafeteria Employees at NFHS and Middle Schools: No Work/No Pay during January Exam week

Call-in Procedures

Please follow the procedure below to report your absence. Classified Personnel 286-4250 Certificated Personnel 286-4228 1. Report by 6:00 A.M. 2. Indicate each location from which you will be absent 3. To maintain substitute continuity, indicate if there is an extension of a previously reported absence. Clearly State: 1. Name 4. If Substitute is needed? 2. Location(s) 5. Length of absence – all day 3. Grade, Subject, Position A.M. only, P.M. only, all week 6. Reason for absence.

Cafeteria and Maintenance Staff – continue with current call-in process

NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 2003-2004 CALENDAR

July 2003  4th – Holiday – Independence Day – No Staff

August 2003  18th – 22nd – New Employee Orientation

September 2003  1st Holiday – Labor Day – No Staff  2nd Superintendent’s Conference Day – All Levels  3rd NFT Meeting -AM, NFT Faculty Meeting- PM  4th First Full Day for Students  23rd Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time and Staff Development

October 2003  3rd NFHS Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Superintendent’s Conference Day  13th Holiday - Columbus Day – No Students, No Staff  14th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time and Staff Development  28th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time and Staff Development

November 2003  10th Holiday - Veteran’s Day – No Students, No Teachers  11th Elementary & Middle Schools Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time and Rating Afternoon  25th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time and Staff Development  27th & 28th Holiday –Thanksgiving No Students, No Staff

December 2003  9th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only PM -Planning Time&Parent/Teachers Conf.- P.M.& Evening  10th NFHS Only: Superint.’s Conf. Day-No Students all day P.M. & Evening Parent/Teacher Conf.–  11th Middle School Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. & Evening Parent/Teacher Conf.  22nd thru January 2nd Winter Recess

January 2004  5th Return from Winter Recess  13th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only PM Planning Time & Staff Development  19th Holiday- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.– No Students, No Staff 27th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only PM Planning Time & Staff Development  30th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only PM Rating Day  30th Middle School & NFHS Only: Superintendent’s Conference Day – No students all day

February 2004  10th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time & Staff Development  13th NFHS Only: Students in attendance AM only PM - Superintendent’s Conference Day  16th Holiday – President’s Day - No students, No staff  17th Elementary Only: No Students all day Superintendent’s Conference Day  24th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only PM-Planning Time & Parent/Teacher Conf. P.M./Evening  25th Middle School Only: Students in attendance AM only Parent/Teacher Conf. P.M. and Evening March 2004  9th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time & Staff Development  12th Parent/Teacher Compensation Day– No students, no teachers  15th Students and Teachers not in attendance  23rd Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time & Staff Development

April 2004  2nd All Levels: Students in attendance AM only Elementary & Middle Only: P.M. Rating Day NFHS Only: P.M. Superint.’s Conf. Day  5th thru 16th Spring Recess  19th Return from Spring Recess  27th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time & Staff Development

May 2004  11th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time & Staff Development  18th Middle Schools Only: No Students all day Superintendent’s Conference Day  25th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time & Staff Development  28th NFHS Only: Students in attendance AM only Class Day P.M. Superint.’s Conf. Day  31st Holiday – Memorial Day No Students, No Staff

June 2004  8th Elementary Only: Students in attendance AM only P.M. Planning Time & Staff Development  11th Middle Schools Only: Students in attendance AM only Moving Up Day A.M. PM Rating NFHS Only: Last full day for students  14th Middle Schools Only: Last full day for students  15th Middle Schools Only: Superintendent’s Conference Day  21st Elementary Only: Last Day for Students  22nd Elementary Only: Superint.’s Conference Day  23rd Elementary Only: Superint.’s Conference Day  24th Last Day for Teachers