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The following middle and high 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 23, 2004 |
School Begins |
Sept. 6 |
Labor Day Holiday |
| Oct. 11 |
Columbus Day Holiday |
| October 29 |
First Grading Period Ends*+ |
| Nov. 1-2 |
Student Holidays |
| Nov. 24 |
Students Released Two Hours Early (Guidelines for Early Release) |
| Nov. 25-26 |
Thanksgiving Holidays |
| Dec. 23-Dec. 31 |
Winter Vacation |
| Jan. 17, 2005 |
King's Birthday Holiday |
Jan. 20 |
Inauguration Day Holiday# |
| Jan. 28 |
Second Grading Period Ends*+ |
| Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 |
Student Holidays# |
| Feb. 21 |
Washington's Birthday Holiday# |
Mar. 21-Mar. 25 |
Spring Vacation |
| April 14 |
Third Grading Period Ends*+ |
April 15 |
Student Holiday# |
| May 30 |
Memorial Day Holiday |
| June 3 |
Graduation On or After This Date* |
| June 8 |
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 1 , 2005 |
February 21 , 2005 |
April 15 , 2005 |
June 9, 2005 |
June 10, 2005 |
Modified Elementary School Calendar, 2004-05
Traditional School Calendar, 2004-05
Last update:
February 28, 2005
Curator: Nancy Moy, Nancy.Moy@fcps.edu