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Notice 4421

FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STANDARD SCHOOL CALENDAR 2009-10

2009  
July 1   12-month personnel begin
July 3 HOLIDAY FOURTH OF JULY—all personnel
July 6   218-day PAC personnel begin
August 3   214-day unified-scale personnel begin
218-day teacher-scale personnel begin
219-day unified-scale personnel begin
219-day school finance assistants begin
August 5   ANNUAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
August 17   208-day teacher- and IA-scale personnel begin
209-day unified-scale personnel begin
August 24   200-day transportation personnel begin
203-day teacher-scale personnel begin
213-day transportation personnel begin
August 25   198-day teacher-scale personnel begin
199-day unified-scale personnel begin
August 24-28   GREAT BEGINNINGS SUMMER INSTITUTE
August 28   197-day food services personnel begin
August 31   188-day unified-scale personnel begin
190-day IA- and unified-scale personnel begin
194-day teacher- and unified-scale personnel begin
TEACHER WORKDAY  
September 1   193-day food services personnel begin
193-day IA- and unified-scale personnel begin
194-day food services personnel begin
SCHOOL-BASED PERSONNEL IN-SERVICE DAY 
September 2   ELEMENTARY COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY
September 3   SECONDARY COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY
September 3, 4   188-day unified-scale personnel do not report
September 4   185-day food services personnel begin
190-day food services personnel begin
(218-day PAC personnel do not report)
TEACHER WORKDAY
September 7 HOLIDAY LABOR DAY—all personnel
September 8   FIRST GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
SCHOOL BEGINS
—students report
183-day unified-scale personnel begin
190-day transportation personnel begin
202-day transportation personnel begin
October 9   214-day personnel do not report
October 12 HOLIDAY COLUMBUS DAY—all personnel
October 30   FIRST GRADING PERIOD ENDS
November 2, 3   TEACHER WORKDAYS* (188- and 190-day personnel and 218-day PAC personnel do not report)
November 3   Central Kitchen Managers’ Workday
November 4   SECOND GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
November 23-25   214-day personnel do not report
November 25   2-hour early closing for students and staff where possible
November 26, 27 HOLIDAYS THANKSGIVING—all personnel
December 23   2-hour early closing for students and staff where possible
December 24-31 HOLIDAYS WINTER VACATION (except 12-month personnel)
December 24, 25 HOLIDAYS CHRISTMAS—all personnel
December 31 HOLIDAY NEW YEAR’S EVE—all personnel
2010
January 1  HOLIDAY NEW YEAR’S DAY—all personnel
January 18 HOLIDAY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY—all personnel
January 28   SECOND GRADING PERIOD ENDS
January 29   TEACHER WORKDAY* (218-day PAC personnel do not report)
TRANSPORTATION IN-SERVICE DAY
February 1   COUNTYWIDE IN-SERVICE DAY* (188- and 190-day personnel do not report)
February 2   THIRD GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
February 15 HOLIDAY WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY AND PRESIDENTS’ DAY - all personnel*
March 29- April 2 HOLIDAYS SPRING VACATION (except 12-month personnel)
April 9   THIRD GRADING PERIOD ENDS
April 12   TEACHER WORKDAY *and**
April 13   FOURTH GRADING PERIOD BEGINS
May 28   214-day personnel do not report
2-hour early closing for students and staff where possible
May 31 HOLIDAY  MEMORIAL DAY—all personnel
June 15   185-day food services personnel last workday
June 17   Graduation for high school seniors on or after this date
June 22   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
190-day food services personnel last workday
193-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 23   193-day IA- and unified-scale personnel last workday
194-day food services personnel last workday
194-day teacher- and unified-scale personnel last workday
197-day food services personnel last workday
198-day teacher-scale personnel last workday
June 24   199-day unified-scale personnel last workday
June 29   203-day teacher-scale personnel last workday 
208-day teacher- and IA-scale personnel last workday
218-day teacher-scale personnel last workday
June 30   209-day unified-scale personnel last workday
214-day unified-scale personnel last workday 
219-day unified-scale personnel last workday
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 15
5 April 12
6 Will not be made up
7 June 23
8 Will not be made up
9 June 24
10 Will not be made up

 

Last update: October 5, 2009
Curator: Nancy Moy, Nancy.Moy@fcps.edu