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The following elementary schools will follow the modified school year calendar for 2004-05:
The guidelines developed for the Modified School Year Calendar are outlined
in Policy 1345 and Regulation
1345 (PDF format).![]()
August 2, 2004 |
School Begins |
Sept. 1 |
Student Holiday |
Sept. 6 |
Labor Day Holiday |
| October 6 |
First Grading Period Ends*+ |
| Oct. 7-8 |
Student Holidays |
| Oct. 11 |
Columbus Day Holiday |
| Oct. 12-22 |
Optional Intersession |
Nov. 2 |
Student Holiday |
| Nov. 24 |
Students Released Two Hours Early (Guidelines for Early Release) |
| Nov. 25-26 |
Thanksgiving Holidays |
December 22 |
Second Grading Period Ends*+ |
| Dec. 23 - Dec. 31 |
Winter Vacation |
Jan. 3-7, 2005 |
Optional Intersession |
| Jan. 17 |
King's Birthday Holiday |
| Jan. 20 |
Inauguration Day Holiday# |
Jan. 31 |
Student Holiday |
| Feb. 21 |
Washington's Birthday Holiday# |
| March 18 |
Third Grading Period Ends*+ |
March 21 - 25 |
Spring Vacation |
March 28-April 8 |
Optional Intersession# |
| May 30 |
Memorial Day Holiday |
| June 21 |
Last Day of School*+ |
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Schools are open. |
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Report cards are provided to parents at the end of each grading period and at the end of the school year. |
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Date subject to change if more than three school days are lost because of inclement weather. |
When severe weather conditions or other emergency situations have resulted in FCPS closing school for three days, none of these days will need to be made up. If FCPS is closed for four or five days, then the fourth and fifth missed day must be made up. After six or more missed days of school, every other day must be made up, see Table 1 below. For new legislative details please click on the following link. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+coh+22.1-98+501161
Table 1 identifies which missed day of school would or would not need to be made up. Table 2 identifies School Board approved designated make-up dates.
Table 1
Days Missed |
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1 (2/24/05) |
Will not be made up |
2 (2/25/05) |
Will not be made up |
3 (2/28/05) |
Will not be made up |
4 |
Must Make - up |
5 |
Must Make - up |
6 |
Not required to be made up |
7 |
Must Make - up |
8 |
Not required to be made up |
9 |
Must Make - up |
10 |
Not required to be made up |
Table 2
Approved make-up dates: |
January 20, 2005 |
February 21, 2005 |
April 8, 2005 |
April 7, 2005 |
April 6, 2005 |
April 5, 2005 |
Modified Secondary School Calendar, 2004-05
Traditional School Calendar, 2004-05
Last update:
February 28, 2005
Curator: Nancy Moy, Nancy.Moy@fcps.edu