2007-2008 School-Year Calendar

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2007-2008 School Year Calendar
2008-2009 School Year Calendar
2008-2009 Testing Dates Calendar
2008-2009 Special Dates Calendar

The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners has approved the 2007-2008 school calendar.

Highlights of the calendar include the following:

• School-based administrators return on Monday, August 13, 2007.
• The 2007 CEO’s Academy will take place on Tuesday, August 14, 2007.
• Ten-month BCPSS employees return on Wednesday, August 22, 2007. Schools open for students on Monday, August 27, 2007.
• The school year will include ten whole-day professional development days. 
• Six early-release days for ALL students are included to promote more flexible scheduling of parent conferences as a systemwide activity during report card distribution windows. Because high school examinations require longer administration time and teachers must be given sufficient time to grade the examinations for appropriate entry into SASI, an additional six scheduled early-release days for high school students ONLY during mid-term examination days (January 15-18, 2008) and final examinations days (June 4-6, 2008) are included in the 2007-2008 school calendar. If necessary, activities associated with records management can be conducted on any early-release day.
• The calendar for school year 2007-2008 includes a Mayoral Primary Election Day on Tuesday, September 11, 2007, a Mayoral General Election Day on Tuesday, November 6, 2007, and a Presidential Primary Election Day on Tuesday, February 12, 2008, when schools are closed.
• The High School Fair has been scheduled for Saturday, November 17, 2007, the last day of American Education Week.
• If there is no need to close schools because of weather-related emergencies, the last day for students will be Thursday, June 12, 2008, when schools will close according to the early dismissal schedule. In the event of weather-related emergency closings, as many as five days will be added to the calendar (Friday, June 13; Monday, June 16; Tuesday, June 17; Wednesday, June 18; and Thursday, June 19).
• Monday, December 24, 2007 through Tuesday, January 1, 2008 is the winter break, with schools reopening on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.
• Friday, March 21, 2008 through Friday, March 28, 2008 is the spring break, with schools reopening on Monday, March 31, 2008.

 
To avoid schedule conflicts, please do not program back-to-school activities on the evening of Tuesday, September 25, 2007, which is an announced date for a public business meeting of the Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners.