Grove School Renewal Charter FINAL Version - 2019

Grove offers 180 school days each year and 65,400 instructional minutes in the 2018-2019
school year, and intends to offer the same number of school days and instructional minutes for
the next charter term.
2018-2019 Annual Calendar
School Starts at 8:00 AM
School Ends at 3:00 PM
2018-2019 Annual Calendar – Important Dates
August 23
Back to School Night
August 27
First Day of School
August 29-31
Middle School Camp Out
October 18–20
Student Led Conferences
November 19 Fall Break (1 week) , End of Trimester 1
November 28-30
High School Camp Out
Dec. 24 – Jan. 4
Winter Break (2 weeks) - NO SCHOOL
January 7
In-service - NO SCHOOL
January 8
School Resumes (Wednesday)
March 7 – 14
CAWE / Winterim
March 15 (4-6 PM)
Presentations by CAWE / Winterim Groups
March 18-22
Spring Break = (1 week) - NO SCHOOL, End of
Trimester 2
May 22 – 24
Student Led Conferences
June 13 Last Day of School, End of Trimester 3
A copy of the 2018-19 annual calendar is attached as Appendix C.
Weekly Schedule
The weekly schedule is a mix of conventional schedule, block scheduling, mini-courses and
mentorship.
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7:30 AM Faculty Arrives
8:00 AM Morning Meeting
8:15 AM Class 1 Class 1 Class 3 Class 5 Class 1
9:15 AM Class 2 Class 2
10:15 AM Class 3 Class 2 Mentorship Class 6 Class 3
11:15 AM Class 4 Class 4
12:15 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM Class 5 Mini-Course 1 Class 4 Mini-Course 2 Class 5
2:00 PM Class 6 Class 6
2:55 PM Classes End and Cleaning / Restoration of Environments Begins
3:00 PM Students Get Picked Up
3:15 PM Middle School Students = Study hall (ends at 4:30 pm)
High School Students = Study hall (ends at 4:30 pm) or parking lot for pick up
3:30 PM Faculty Day Officially Over
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