FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STANDARD SCHOOL CALENDAR 2007-08

2007
July 2		12-month personnel begin
July 4	HOLIDAY	FOURTH OF JULY--all 12-month personnel
July 5, 6		Summer school teacher in-service days
July 9		218-day PAC personnel begin Summer school begins--all students report
July 30		218-day teacher-scale personnel begin 219-day unified-scale personnel begin 214-day unified-scale personnel begin
August 1		ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
August 2		219-day school finance assistants begin
August 3		Summer school ends for elementary school students
August 8		Summer school ends for middle school students Summer school teacher in-service day--middle
August 9		Summer school ends for high school students
August 13		208-day teacher- and IA-scale personnel begin
August 20		203-day teacher-scale personnel begin 213-day transportation personnel begin 200-day transportation personnel begin
August 21		198-day teacher-scale personnel begin 199-day unified-scale personnel begin
August 23,24		NEW TEACHER IN-SERVICE DAYS
August 24		202-day food services personnel begin
August 27		190-day IA- and unified-scale personnel begin 194-day teacher- and unified-scale personnel begin FOOD SERVICES MANAGER IN-SERVICE DAY   TEACHER WORKDAY
August 28		193-day IA - and unified-scale personnel begin 198-day food services personnel begin 199-day food services personnel begin SCHOOL-BASED PERSONNEL IN-SERVICE DAY
August 29		ELEMENTARY COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY
August 30		SECONDARY COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY
August 31		190-day food services personnel begin 195-day food services personnel begin TEACHER WORKDAY
September 3	HOLIDAY	LABOR DAY--all personnel
FIRST GRADING PERIOD
September 4		FIRST GRADING PERIOD BEGINS SCHOOL BEGINS--students report 183-day unified-scale personnel begin 188-day unified-scale personnel begin 202-day transportation personnel begin 190-day transportation personnel begin
October 5		214-day personnel do not report
October 8	HOLIDAY	COLUMBUS DAY--all personnel
November 2		FIRST GRADING PERIOD ENDS
November 5,6		TEACHER WORKDAYS* (190-day personnel and 218-day PAC personnel do not report)
November 6		CENTRAL KITCHEN MANAGERS' WORKDAY
SECOND GRADING PERIOD
November 7		SECOND GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
November 21		2-hour early closing for students only
November 19-21		214-day personnel do not report
November 22, 23	HOLIDAYS	THANKSGIVING--all personnel
December 24-31	HOLIDAYS	WINTER VACATION (except 12-month personnel)
December 24, 25	HOLIDAYS	CHRISTMAS--all personnel
December 31	HOLIDAY	WINTER BREAK--all personnel
2008
January 1	HOLIDAY	NEW YEAR'S DAY --all personnel
January 21	HOLIDAY	MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY--all personnel
January 24		SECOND GRADING PERIOD ENDS
January 25		TEACHER WORKDAY *
January 28		COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY* (190-day personnel do not report) TRANSPORTATION IN-SERVICE DAY
THIRD GRADING PERIOD
January 29		THIRD GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
February 18	HOLIDAY	WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AND PRESIDENT'S DAY--all personnel**
March 17-21	HOLIDAYS	SPRING VACATION (except 12-month personnel)
April 4		THIRD GRADING PERIOD ENDS
April 7		TEACHER WORKDAY* and **
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
April 8		FOURTH GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
May 23		214-day personnel do not report
May 26	HOLIDAY	MEMORIAL DAY--all personnel
June 10		190-day food services personnel last workday
June 12		Graduation for high school seniors on or after this date
June 17		SCHOOL ENDS (183 days for students)** 183-day unified-scale personnel last workday 188-day unified-scale personnel last workday 190-day IA- and unified-scale personnel last workday 190-day transportation personnel last workday 195-day food services personnel last workday 198-day food services personnel last workday 200-day transportation personnel last workday 202-day transportation personnel last workday 213-day transportation personnel last workday 218-day PAC personnel last workday
June 18		193-day IA- and unified-scale personnel last workday 194-day teacher- and unified-scale personnel last workday 198-day teacher-scale personnel last workday 199-day food services personnel last workday 202-day food services personnel last workday
June 19		199-day unified-scale personnel last workday
June 24		203-day teacher-scale personnel last workday 208-day teacher- and IA-scale personnel last workday 218-day teacher-scale personnel last workday
June 25		214-day unified-scale personnel last workday 219-day unified-scale personnel last workday
June 30		219-day school finance assistants last workday 12-month personnel last workday
* Pupils do not attend.  Food services staff members do not work.
**All school-based and transportation personnel on a less-than-12-month schedule will not be required to make up the first three days missed due to inclement weather. All 12-month personnel will be required to work when schools are closed due to inclement weather.

                                                           

Days Missed	Makeup Days**
1 - 3	Will not be made up
4	February 18
5	April 7
6	Will not be made up
7	June 18
8	Will not be made up
9	June 19
10	Will not be made up