2011-2012 DISTRICT #323 CALENDAR

(Board Approved: May 11, 2011)

Monday, August8 / New Teachers’ Orientation
Tuesday, August 9 / New Teachers’ Orientation
Monday, August 15 / First Day for Teachers: Institute Day
Monday, August 15 / Freshman Orientation
Tuesday, August 16 / Teachers’ Institute Day
Wednesday, August 17 / Half Day for Students
Monday, September 5 / Labor Day – No School
Wednesday, September 28 / School Improvement Day – Half Day for Students
Monday, October 10 / Columbus Day – No School
Thursday, October 20 / Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School
Friday, October 21 / Parent/Teacher Conferences – No School
Friday, November 11 / Veteran’s Day – No School
Wednesday, November 23 thru Sunday, November 27 / FALL VACATION
Wednesday, November 30 / School Improvement Day – Half Day for Students
Wednesday, December 21 thruTuesday, January 3 / WINTER VACATION
Monday, January 16 / Martin Luther King’s Birthday – No School
Wednesday, January 25 / School Improvement Day – Half Day for Students
Monday, February 20 / President’s Day – No School
Friday, March 16 / No School – Teachers’ Institute Day
Fri., April 6 thruSunday, April15 / SPRING VACATION
Tuesday, April 17 / District Kindergarten Registration – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Monday, April 30 / Elementary School/Middle School registration packets sent home with student
Wednesday, May 2 / School Improvement Day – Half Day for Students
Friday, May 11 / Elementary School/Middle School/High School registration packets are due back to schools
Monday, May 28 / Memorial Day – No School
Thursday, May 31 / Last Day for Students
Friday, June 1 / Last Day for Teachers: Teacher’s Institute
NOTE: The above dates assume the use of all five “snow days.” If days are NOT used, the last day for students will be moved one day for each snow day not used. If snow days are not used, the last day will be Wednesday, May 23 for students and Thursday, May 24 for teachers.

2011-2012 DISTRICT #323 CALENDAR

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS

Thursday, August 11 / Kindergarten Back to School Night / 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, August 16 / EDK Back to School Night / 6:30 p.m.
Monday, August 22 / Dunlap High School / 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, August 23 / Elementary School / 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 24 / Dunlap Middle School/Dunlap Valley Middle School / 6:30 p.m.

EIGHTH GRADE ORIENTATION

Thursday, January 5 / Dunlap High School / 6:30 p.m.

GRADUATION/HONOR AWARDS NIGHTS

Thursday, April 26 / Dunlap High School Awards Night / 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 10 / Dunlap High School Baccalaureate / 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 13 / Dunlap High School Graduation / 3:00 p.m.
**Monday, May 21 / Dunlap Valley Middle School Graduation/8th grade Awards Ceremony / 7:00 p.m.
**Tuesday, May 22 / Dunlap Middle School Graduation/8th grade
Awards Ceremony / 7:00 p.m.

PROGRESS REPORTS/REPORT CARDS

FIRST GRADING PERIOD: Tuesday, August 16 toFriday, October 14
Friday, September 16 / Progress Reports Issued
Friday, October 14 / End of First Grading Period
Thursday, October 20 / Report Cards: Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 21 / Report Cards: Parent/Teacher Conferences
SECOND GRADING PERIOD: Monday, October 17to
Tuesday, December 20
Friday, November 18 / Progress Reports Issued
Tuesday, December 20 / End of Second Nine Weeks/1st Semester
(High School Semester Exams: Fri., December 16to
Tuesday, December 20)
Friday, January 6 / Report Cards Issued
THIRD GRADING PERIOD: Wednesday, January 4 toFriday, March 2
Friday, February 3 / Progress Reports Issued
Friday, March 2 / End of Third Nine Weeks
Friday, March 9 / Report Cards Issued
FOURTH GRADING PERIOD: Monday, March 5toFriday, June 1
Thursday, April 5 / Progress Reports Issued
Friday, May 31 / End of Fourth Nine Weeks: Second Semester

** These dates are tentative based on the number of snow days used. The final date will be

announced from the middle school in March, 2012.

NOTE: Last day for graduating high school seniors is Tuesday, May 8.