SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2008 -2009 SCHOOL CALENDAR JULY 2008 AUGUST 2008 SEPTEMBER 2008 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 5 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 27 28 29 30 31 31 * 30 28 29 30 OCTOBER 2008 NOVEMBER 2008 DECEMBER 2008 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 4 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 2 3 4 5 6 `7 8 7 8 9 11 12 13 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 10 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 27 23 26 27 28 29 30 31 30 24 25 29 28 JANUARY 2009 FEBRUARY 2009 MARCH 2009 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 3 1 ` 3 4 5 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 17 18 19 20 21 15 16 18 19 20 21 18 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 26 A 29 30 31 29 30 31 APRIL 2009 MAY 2009 JUNE 2009 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 A3 4 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 13 14 ` 16 18 10 11 12 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 `18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 Conference Day (1/2 Day for Students) * District Planning Day Independence Day (Holiday for All) ..........................................................July 4 Holiday for All Staff Planning Day Teachers Return / Pre-Planning ................................................... Aug.25-29 Labor Day (Holiday for All) .....................................................................Sept. 1 Nine Week Period Begins Holiday (School Staff/Students) Students Return (Beginning First 9-Week Period) ................................. Sept. 2 Progress Reports Issued ..........................................................................Oct. 1 A Nine Week Period Begins First Day of School Early Release / Professional Learning Day (1/2 Day for Students) ..........Oct. 3 (1/2 Day for Students) Last Day of School End of First 9-Week Period ..................................................................... Nov. 3 Staff Planning / Student Holiday ..............................................................Nov. 4 Nine Week Period Ends Progress Reports Issued Beginning of Second 9-Week Period ....................................................... Nov. 5 Report Cards Issued................................................................................ Nov. 7 Report Cards Issued Early Release (1/2 Day for Students) ` Veterans Day (Holiday for All) ................................................................Nov. 11 Thanksgiving Holiday Break (School Staff/Students) .......................Nov. 26-28 MAJOR TESTING DATES Progress Reports Issued ........................................................................Dec.10 GHSWT......................................................................................Sept. 24 – 25 Winter Break (School Staff/Students) .........................................Dec. 22-Jan. 1 ITBS..............................................................................................Dec. 1 – 11 Winter Holiday (Holiday for All)......................................................... Dec. 24-25 Grade 8 Writing...........................................................................Jan. 21 – 22 Staff Planning Day / Student Holiday .......................................................Jan. 2 Grade 5 Writing.................................................................... .......March 4 – 5 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday for All) ............................................Jan. 19 End of Second 9-Week Period / First Semester .....................................Jan. 27 Grade 3 Writing........................................................................March 16 – 27 Beginning of Third 9-week Period / (1/2 Day for Students) ....................Jan. 28 EOCT (winter)...............................................................................Jan. 5 – 16 Report Cards Issued................................................................................ Feb. 2 EOCT (spring)......................................................................May 18 – June 1 Early Release / Conference Day (1/2 Day for Students) .........................Feb. 6 GHSGT.....................................................................................March 23 – 27 President’s Day (School Staff / Students) ............................................. Feb. 16 CRCT.............................................................................................May 4 – 14 Progress Reports Issued ........................................................................ Mar. 4 Advanced Placement.....................................................................May 4 – 15 Early Release / Professional Learning Day (1/2 Day for Students) .......Mar. 13 St. Patrick’s Day (School Staff/Students) .............................................. Mar. 17 End of Third 9-Week Period .....................................................................Apr. 2 Spring Break Days may be used as make-up days for inclement weather. Beginning of Fourth 9-Week Period (1/2 Day for Students) .....................Apr. 3 FYI: Georgia Day - February 12 Spring Break (School Staff/Students) ..................................................Apr. 6-10 Spring Holiday (Holiday for All) ...............................................................Apr. 10 INSTRUCTIONAL PERIODS Report Cards Issued............................................................................... Apr. 15 Early Release / Conference Day (1/2 Day for Students) ........................Apr. 17 FIRST SEMESTER Progress Reports Issued ........................................................................May 13 First Nine-Week Period ...............................................09/02/08 — 11/03/08 (45 days) Early Release / Professional Learning Day (1/2 Day for Students) ........May 22 Second Nine-Week Period ........................................... 11/04/08 — 1/27/09 (45 days) Memorial Day (Holiday for All) ................................................................May 25 SECOND SEMESTER Last Day of School .................................................................................Jun. 12 Third Nine-Week Period ..............................................01/28/09 — 04/02/09 (45 days) Staff Planning / Post-Planning ..........................................................Jun. 15-17 Fourth Nine-Week Period ...........................................04/03/09 — 06/12/09 (45 days) Report Cards Issued..............................................................................June 18 TOTAL ........................................................................................................(180 days) APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION 7/2/2008 modifi ed March 27, 2009.