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2018-19 School-Year Calendar

February 6, 2018

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Calendar Parameters

Virginia:

Start after Labor Day (Code of Virginia, §22.1-79.1)
180 instructional days, 990 hours (Standards of Accreditation,

8VAC20-131-150)

WJCC:

No school on Election Day
Alignment with Regional Calendar

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Pre-Labor Day Waiver: Closings

There are two potential ways a school division can receive a waiver to start school before Labor Day: closings or programs

Closings: A school division must be closed an average of

eight days per year during any five of the last 10 years because of severe weather conditions, energy shortages, power failures or other emergency situations

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WJCC Inclement Weather Closings

2012-13: 1 day
2013-14: 7 days
2014-15: 8 days
2015-16: 3 days
2016-17: 3 days
2017-18: 7 days, 1 delay (as of 2/6/2018)

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Pre-Labor Day Waiver: Programs

Programs:

Must be entirely surrounded by a school division with a pre-Labor

Day opening and wish to open schools on the same date; or

Must be providing instructional programs in partnership with

another school division that already qualifies for a waiver; or

Must be providing students with an experimental or innovative

program – including instructional programs offered on a year- round basis – that requires an earlier opening date

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School Division Opening 2017-18

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Input & Discussions

WJCC Calendar Committee

– Representatives from 9 schools, central office, WJCEA & WJCC PTA – Met in December – Members gathered feedback from constituencies

Regional Calendar Committee

– Met in November

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Important Dates

First Day of School September 4, 2018 Thanksgiving November 21, 22 & 23, 2018 Winter Break December 19, 2018: Early Release December 20, 2018 – January 1, 2019 Spring Break April 1-5, 2019 Graduation June 15, 2019

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Major Changes

HS Open House changed to Schedule Pick-Up
MS & HS will have Back to School Nights in

September

Designated make-up days added in January &

March

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Designated Make-Up Days*

November 21, 2018 Wednesday before Thanksgiving January 24, 2019 PD/Work Day January 25, 2019 PD/Work Day February 18, 2019 Presidents Day March 1, 2019 Early Release (PD) March 29, 2019 Early Release (E-commute)

*If needed, other Early Release or Student Holidays may be used to recover missed instructional time. High School semester exams also may be adjusted, if needed.

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Important Dates for Families

Schedule Pick-up (High School) August 28, 2018 Open House August 29, 2018: Middle School August 30, 2018: Elementary School Back to School Night September 17, 2018: Middle School September 18, 2018: High School September 20, 2018: Elementary School

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Important Dates for Families

Secondary Parent Conferences October 16, 2018: High School October 18, 2018: Middle School Elementary Parent Conferences November 14-15, 2018 Secondary Parent Conferences (2nd Semester) March 12, 2019: Middle School March 14, 2019: High School Elementary Parent Conferences (as needed) April 18, 2019

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Holidays

Election Day (Students) November 6, 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 21, 2019 Presidents Day February 18, 2019 Memorial Day May 27, 2019

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K-12 Early Release

October 19, 2018
December 19, 2018
March 1, 2019
March 29, 2019
June 13, 2019

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Early Release by Level

Elementary Middle High October 26, 2018 October 26, 2018

Nov. 14, 15 & 16, 2018
Jan. 22 & 23, 2019

March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019 April 18, 2019 June 7, 2019 June 12, 2019 June 10, 11 & 12 2019

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Teacher Workdays & Prof. Development

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Marking Periods

Marking Period 1 Begins: September 4, 2018 Ends: November 5, 2018 45 Days Marking Period 2 Begins: November 7, 2018 Ends: January 23, 2019 43 Days Marking Period 3 Begins: January 28, 2019 Ends: March 29, 2019 44 Days Marking Period 4 Begins: April 8, 2019 Ends: June 13, 2019 48 Days

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Interims

MS/HS Interims Distributed October 9, 2018 Day: 26 December 11, 2018 Day: 22 March 5, 2019 Day: 26 May 7, 2019 Day: 22

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2019-20 Draft Calendar

Start (Day after Labor Day) September 3, 2019 Thanksgiving November 27, 28 & 29, 2019 Winter Break December 23, 2019- January 1, 2020 School Reopens: January 2, 2020 Spring Break April 6-10, 2020 Last day of school June 11, 2020 Graduation June 13, 2020

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2020 Presidential Primary

March 3, 2020 – both parties
11 WJCC schools are polling places
2-hour delay in March 2016
Recommend 2-hour delay in March 2020

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Next Steps: 2018-19 Calendar

Send all-staff email with link to draft calendar
Include link in internal and external e-

newsletters

Post draft calendar on wjccschools.org and link

to draft on Twitter & Facebook

– Provide opportunity for comments through website

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