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Notice 4421

FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STANDARD SCHOOL CALENDAR 2008-09


2008
   
July 1   12-month personnel begin
July 4 HOLIDAY FOURTH OF JULY--all 12-month personnel
July 7   218-day PAC personnel begin
July 28   214-day unified-scale personnel begin
218-day teacher-scale personnel begin
219-day unified-scale personnel begin
July 30   219-day school finance assistants begin
August 6   ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
August 11   208-day teacher- and IA-scale personnel begin
August 18   200-day transportation personnel begin
203-day teacher-scale personnel begin
215-day transportation personnel begin
August 19   198-day teacher-scale personnel begin
199-day unified-scale personnel begin
August 21,22   NEW TEACHER IN-SERVICE DAYS
August 22   203-day food services personnel begin
August 25 188-day unified-scale personnel begin
190-day IA- and unified-scale personnel begin
194-day teacher- and unified-scale personnel begin
199-day food services personnel begin
200-day food services personnel begin
FOOD SERVICES MANAGER IN-SERVICE DAY  
TEACHER WORKDAY

August 26

  193-day IA -and unified-scale personnel begin
SCHOOL-BASED PERSONNEL IN-SERVICE DAY
August 27
ELEMENTARY COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY
August 28   SECONDARY COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY
August 29   191-day food services personnel begin
196-day food services personnel begin
TEACHER WORKDAY
September 1 HOLIDAY  LABOR DAY--all personnel
September 2


  FIRST GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
SCHOOL BEGINS--students report
183-day unified-scale personnel begin

190-day transportation personnel begin
204-day transportation personnel begin
October 10   214-day personnel do not report
October 13

HOLIDAY COLUMBUS DAY--all personnel
October 31   FIRST GRADING PERIOD ENDS
November 3,4   TEACHER WORKDAYS* (188-, 190-day personnel and 218-day PAC personnel do not report)
November 4   CENTRAL KITCHEN MANAGERS' WORKDAY
 
November 5   SECOND GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
November 24-26   214-day personnel do not report
November 26   2-hour early closing for students only
November 27, 28 HOLIDAYS THANKSGIVING--all personnel
December 24-31 HOLIDAYS WINTER VACATION (except 12-month personnel)
December 24-26 HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS--all personnel
 2009    
January 1-2 HOLIDAY WINTER VACATION (except 12-month personnel)
January 1 HOLIDAY NEW YEAR'S DAY - all personnel
January 19 HOLIDAY  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY--all personnel
January 20 HOLIDAY INAUGURATION DAY - all personnel
January 23   SECOND GRADING PERIOD ENDS
January 26   TEACHER WORKDAY * (218-day PAC personnel do not report)
January 27   COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY* (188- and 190-day personnel do not report)
TRANSPORTATION IN-SERVICE DAY
January 28   THIRD GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
February 16 HOLIDAY WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AND PRESIDENTS' DAY--all personnel**
April 2   THIRD GRADING PERIOD ENDS
April 3   TEACHER WORKDAY* and **
April 6-10 HOLIDAYS SPRING VACATION (except 12-month personnel)
 
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD
April 13   FOURTH GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
May 22   214-day personnel do not report
May 25 HOLIDAY MEMORIAL DAY--all personnel
June 11   191-day food services personnel last workday
June 15   Graduation for high school seniors on or after this date
June 18








  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
196-day food services personnel last workday
199-day food services personnel last workday
200-day transportation personnel last workday
204-day transportation personnel last workday
215-day transportation personnel last workday
218-day PAC personnel last workday
June 19




  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
200-day food services personnel last workday
203-day food services personnel last workday
June 22

  199-day unified-scale personnel last workday
June 25

  203-day teacher-scale personnel last workday
208-day teacher- and IA-scale personnel last workday
218-day teacher-scale personnel last workday
June 26   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 16
5
April 3
6
Will not be made up
7
June 19
8            
Will not be made up
9       
June 22
10 Will not be made up

 

                                                           

 

Last update: June 11, 2008
Curator: Nancy Moy, Nancy.Moy@fcps.edu