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2004-05 Modified Secondary School Year Calendar

 

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).Link to Acrobat Help http://www.fcps.edu/crator/help/acrobat.htm

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*+#


*

Schools are open.

+

Report cards are provided to parents at the end of each grading period and at the end of the school year.

#

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

 

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