| School
Calendar 2009 - 2010
Carroll
County Public Schools 2009-2010 Calendar
Back to School Guide 2009-2010
You
don’t want to miss that all-important first day – nor
do you want to show up ready to learn on Labor Day. Keep in the
know with this school calendar, courtesy of Carroll County Public
Schools:
August
7-14 New Teacher, Pre-Service Professional Days
18-24 Pre-Service Professional Days for Teachers
and Instructional Assistants
21 System-wide Professional Development Day
25 Schools Open – First Day for Students
September
7 Schools/Offices Closed – Labor Day
18 Two Hours and Forty-Five Minutes Early Dismissal
System-wide; Professional Development Time available for Instructional
Staff; Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
28 Schools/Offices Closed – Yom Kippur
October
16 Schools Closed for Students and 10-Month Staff
– Professional Meeting Day
29 Marking Period Ends. Two Hours and Forty-Five
Minutes Early Dismissal System-wide; Teachers Work on End of Marking
Period Items; Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
November
9 Two Hours and Forty-Five Minutes Early Dismissal
System-wide; Professional Development Time available for Instructional
Staff; Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
23 Schools Closed for Students – Parent Conference
Day
24 Schools Closed for Students – Professional
Development Day for High School Teachers; Parent Conference Day
for Elementary and Middle Schools
25–27 Schools/Offices Closed – Thanksgiving
Holiday
December
3 Two Hours and Forty-Five Minutes Early Dismissal
for Elementary Students; Professional Time for Elementary Teachers;
Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
23 Schools/Offices Two Hours and Forty-Five Minutes
Early Dismissal – Last Day before Winter Holiday; Schools
Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
24 Schools/Offices Closed – Christmas Eve
25 Schools/Offices Closed – Christmas
26-31 Schools/Offices Closed – Winter Holiday
January
1 Schools/Offices Closed – Winter Holiday
4 Schools/Offices Reopen
18 Schools/Offices Closed – Martin Luther
King, Jr. Holiday
22 Marking Period Ends. Two Hours and Forty-Five
Minutes Early Dismissal System-wide; Teachers Work on End of Marking
Period Items; Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
25 Schools Closed for Students – Professional
Day for Teachers
February
5 Two Hours and Forty-Five Minutes Early Dismissal
for Elementary Students; Professional Time for Elementary Teachers;
Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
15 Schools/Offices Closed – Presidents’
Day
16 Schools Closed for Students; Professional Development
Day for Elementary and Middle School Teachers; Conference Day for
High Schools
March
15 Two Hours and Forty-Five Minutes Early Dismissal
System-wide; Professional Development Time available for Instructional
Staff; Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
April
1 Marking Period Ends. Two Hours and Forty-Five
Minutes Early Dismissal System-wide; Teachers Work on End of Marking
Period Items; Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
2 Schools/Offices Closed – Good Friday
5 Schools/Offices Closed – Easter Monday
26 Schools Closed for Students – Non-Work
Day for Teachers and Instructional Assistants
May
11 Two Hours and Forty-Five Minutes Early Dismissal
for Elementary Students; Professional Time for Elementary Teachers;
Schools Closed for Pre-Kindergarten Students
31 Schools/Offices Closed – Memorial Day
June
8 Last Day for Pre-Kindergarten Students
10 Last Day for Students, Two Hours and Forty-Five
Minutes Early Dismissal System-wide – Professional Time for
Teachers
11 Professional Time for Teachers – Last
Duty Day; Non-Work Day for Instructional Assistants
Approved
– 10/07/08 Board Meeting
Updated – 10/16/08
Updated – 11/04/08
Revised – 5/27/09
Revised – 6/10/09
CARROLL
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CALENDAR 2009-2010
All duty days or half days when students are not in school will
be used for professional meetings, in-service activities, or workdays
as determined by appropriate central office administrative personnel
or the school principal.
HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION DATES
June 2, 2010 Century High (7:00 p.m.)
June 3, 2010 North Carroll High (7:00 p.m.)
June 4, 2010 Westminster High (2:00 p.m.)
June 4, 2010 South Carroll High (7:30 p.m.)
June 5, 2010 Liberty High (1:30 p.m.)
June 5, 2010 Winters Mill High (7:30 p.m.)
June 6, 2010 Francis Scott Key High (1:30 p.m.)
South
Carroll Career & Technology Center will hold its Certificate
Ceremony on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 – 7:00 p.m.
Carroll
Springs will hold its Certificate Ceremony on Friday, May 28, 2010
– 7:00 p.m.
Gateway
School will hold its Certificate Ceremony on Tuesday, June 1, 2010
– 7:00 p.m.
Carroll
County Career & Technology Center will hold its Certificate
Ceremony in January and May as students complete their programs.
Dates and times will be released through the school.
NUMBER
OF DAYS IN SCHOOL CALENDAR
MONTH |
PUPIL
DAYS |
TEACHER
DAYS |
*MARKING
PERIODS |
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
JANUARY
FEBRUARY
MARCH
APRIL
MAY
JUNE |
5
20
21
16
17
18
18
23
19
20
8 |
10
20
21
18
17
19
19
23
19
20
9 |
FIRST
AUGUST 25 – OCTOBER 29
SECOND
OCTOBER 30 – JANUARY 22
THIRD
JANUARY 26 – APRIL 1
FOURTH
APRIL
6 – June 10
*Actual
marking periods may be adjusted depending on the use of emergency
closing days. |
TOTAL |
-5*
180 |
-5*
190 |
*Emergency
Closing Days
If
any of the five (5) emergency closing days are not used, the last
day for student and staff are as listed below:
One
(1) day not used – Last Student Day – June 9th,
Last Staff Day - June 10th.
Two (2) days not used – Last Student Day – June 8th,
Last Staff Day - June 9th.
Three (3) days not used – Last Student Day – June 7th,
Last Staff Day - June 8th.
Four (4) days not used – Last Student Day – June 4th,
Last Staff Day - June 7th.
Five (5) days not used – Last Student Day – June 3rd,
Last Staff Day - June 4th.
In
the event that the school year is shortened due to unused emergency
closing days, the last student day will be a two-hour and forty-five
minutes early dismissal. The one-day immediately following the last
student day will serve as a professional day for teachers. If further
emergency days are required, the Board will request a waiver from
the State Board of Education and if not granted, the school year
will be extended. |
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