School Calendar - Howard County Public Schools

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2005-2006 APPROVED SCHOOL CALENDAR
July 4, 2005
August 22, 2005
August 24, 2005
August 29, 2005
September 5, 2005
September 29, 2005
October 4, 2005
October 13, 2005
October 21, 2005
November 3, 2005
November 4, 2005
November 14-18, 2005
November 14, 2005
November 21, 2005
November 22, 2005
November 23, 2005
November 24, 2005
November 25, 2005
December 9, 2005
December 26 through
December 30, 2005
December 26, 2005
December 27, 2005
January 2, 2006
January 3, 2006
January 16, 2006
January 17-19, 2006
January 20, 2006
January 23, 2006
February 1, 2006
February 8, 2006
February 9, 2006
February 10, 2006
February 20, 2006
February 28, 2006
March 30, 2006
Independence Day - Schools & offices closed
Staff returns
Countywide Professional Development Day
First Day of School for Students
Labor Day - schools & offices closed**
Interim progress reports
Rosh Hashanah - schools & offices closed
Yom Kippur - schools & offices closed
MSTA Convention - schools closed for students.
End of Marking period (45 days)
Professional Development/Work Day. Schools closed for students.
American Education Week
Report cards issued
Parent Teacher Conferences/H.S. Staff Development - Schools
(including all-day kindergarten) close 3 hrs early. No 1/2 day
kindergarten/RECC
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Schools (including all-day
kindergarten) close 3 hrs early. No 1/2-day kindergarten/RECC
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Schools closed for students. Nonteaching
10-month school-based employees do not report.
Thanksgiving Day- Schools & offices closed***
Thanksgiving Holiday - Schools & offices closed***
Interim progress reports
Winter Break - Schools closed
Offices closed***
Offices closed***
Schools & Offices closed***
Schools reopen
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday - Schools & offices closed***
High School Semester Exams - High schools close 3 hrs early.
End of Marking Period (45 days). All schools (including all-day
kindergarten) close 3 hrs. early -No 1/2-day kindergarten/RECC
Professional Work Day - Schools closed for students. Nonteaching
ten-month school-based employees do not report.
Report cards issued
Parent/Teacher Conferences. Elementary (including all-day
kindergarten)/Middle schools close 3 hrs. early - No 1/2-day
kindergarten/RECC
Parent/Teacher Conferences/H.S. Staff Development - Schools
(including all-day kindergarten) close 3 hrs. early. No 1/2-day
kindergarten/RECC
Parent/Teacher Conferences - Schools closed for students
Presidents' Day - Schools & offices closed***
Interim progress reports
End of marking period (46 days) - Schools(including all-day
kindergarten) close 3 hrs. early. No 1/2-day kindergarten/RECC
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HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2005-2006 APPROVED SCHOOL CALENDAR
March 31, 2006
April 7, 2006
April 10-April 17, 2006
April 14, 2006
April 17, 2006
April 18, 2006
May 11, 2006
May 12, 2006
May 29, 2006
June 9,12 & 13, 2006
June 13, 2006
June 14, 2006
June 15, 2006
June 16, 2006
June 19, 2006
June 20, 2006
June 21, 2006
June 22, 2005
June 23, 2005
Professional Development Day. Schools closed for students
Report cards issued
Spring Break - Schools closed
Good Friday - Schools and offices closed***
Easter Monday - Schools and offices closed***
Schools reopen
Interim progress reports
Professional Work (Articulation) Day - Schools closed for students
Memorial Day - Schools & offices closed***
Last Days of School - H.S. Exams. Schools (including all-day
kindergarten) close 3 hrs. early. No 1/2-day Kindergarten/RECC
Last day of school
First Inclement Weather makeup day
Second Inclement Weather makeup day
Third Inclement Weather makeup day
Fourth Inclement Weather makeup day
Fifth Inclement Weather makeup day
Sixth Inclement Weather makeup day
Seventh Inclement Weather makeup day
Eighth Inclement Weather makeup day
**Board Approved Holidays
***State Mandated Holidays
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HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2005-2006 PROPOSED SCHOOL
CALENDAR
Number of Days in School Calendar Marking Periods
1st marking period 8/29/05 to 11/3/05 51 Days - Teachers 45 Student Days
2nd marking period 11/7/05 to 1/20/06 47 Days - Teachers 45 Student Days
3rd marking period 1/23/06 to 3/30/06 49 Days - Teachers 46 Student Days
4th marking period 3/31/06 to 6/13/06 45 Days - Teachers 44 Student Days
192 Total Teacher Days 180 Total Student Days
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION DATES
WILL BE DETERMINED AT A LATER DATE
INCLEMENT WEATHER DAYS WILL BE ADDED TO THE END
OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AS FOLLOWS:
1st MAKEUP DAY June 14, 2006
2nd MAKEUP DAY June 15, 2006
3rd MAKEUP DAY June 16, 2006
4th MAKEUP DAY June 19, 2006
5th MAKEUP DAY June 20, 2006
6th MAKEUP DAY June 21, 2006
7th MAKEUP DAY June 22, 2006
8th MAKEUP DAY June 23, 2006
ANY ADDITIONAL INCLEMENT WEATHER MAKE-UP DAYS
WILL BE EVALUATED AS NEEDED
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HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
2005/2006 PROPOSED SCHOOL CALENDAR
MARYLAND STATE AND BOARD OF EDUCATION
PROPOSED HOLIDAYS FOR 2005/2006 SCHOOL YEAR
INDEPENDENCE DAY (Board Approved) July 4, 2005
LABOR DAY (Board Approved) September 5, 2005
ROSH HASHANAH (Board Approved) October 4, 2005
YOM KIPPUR (Board Approved) October 13, 2005
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (State Mandated) November 24-25, 2005
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY (State Mandated) December 26 & 27, 2005
NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY(State Mandated) January 2, 2006
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY (State
Mandated)
January 16, 2006
PRESIDENTS' DAY (State Mandated) February 20, 2006
GOOD FRIDAY (State Mandated) April 14, 2006
EASTER MONDAY (State Mandated) April 17, 2006
MEMORIAL DAY (State Mandated) May 29, 2006
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