<p> RUSSELL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY</p><p>2011-2012 RUSSELL COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM- School Schedule 2011-2012 170 DAYS OF INSTRUCTION August 9: Opening Records Day –TEACHERS ONLY (Students do not attend this day.) August 10: First Instructional Day – TEACHERS and STUDENTS report to their schools for the first day of school. September 5: Labor Day Holiday (No School) October 12-14: Fall Break (No School) M.C.D.E.A. – October 14, 2011 November 8: Election Day (No School for students, TEACHERS report for Professional Dev.) November 24-25: Thanksgiving Break (No School) December 20: Last day of school before Christmas Break begins Dec. 21 – Dec. 29: Christmas Break (No School) December 30: New Year’s Day Holiday (No School) January 2: Planning Day TEACHERS ONLY, will attend with students if days have been missed due to weather/sickness prior to this day January 3: Students return to school from Christmas Break January 13: FLEXIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-TEACHERS ONLY-will attend with students if days have been missed due to weather/sickness prior to this day. January 16: Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No School) January 27: FLEXIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-TEACHERS ONLY-will attend with students if days have been missed due to weather/sickness prior to this day. February 3: FLEXIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-TEACHERS ONLY-will attend with students if days have been missed due to weather/sickness prior to this day. February 17: FLEXIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-TEACHERS ONLY-will attend with students if days have been missed due to weather/sickness prior to this day. February 20: President’s Day- Holiday (No School) March 9: FLEXIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT-TEACHERS ONLY -will attend with students if days have been missed due to weather/sickness prior to this day. March 30: FLEXIBLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT- TEACHERS ONLY-will attend with students if days have been missed due to weather/sickness prior to this day. April 9-13: Spring Break (No School) KEA meetings April 11-13, 2012 April 16: Return to school after Spring Break May 14: Last instructional day for students (subject to change due to weather/illness) May 15: Closing Day for records-TEACHERS ONLY(subject to change due to weather/illness) May 22: Election Day (No School)-PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEACHERS ONLY</p>