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2018-19 School-Year Calendar

February 6, 2018


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


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)


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


School Division Opening 2017-18


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


Important DatesFirst Day of School September 4, 2018Thanksgiving November 21, 22 & 23, 2018Winter Break December 19, 2018: Early Release

December 20, 2018 – January 1, 2019Spring Break April 1-5, 2019Graduation June 15, 2019


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


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.


Important Dates for FamiliesSchedule Pick-up (High School) August 28, 2018

Open House August 29, 2018: Middle SchoolAugust 30, 2018: Elementary School

Back to School NightSeptember 17, 2018: Middle SchoolSeptember 18, 2018: High SchoolSeptember 20, 2018: Elementary School


Important Dates for Families

Secondary Parent ConferencesOctober 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


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


K-12 Early Release• October 19, 2018• December 19, 2018• March 1, 2019• March 29, 2019• June 13, 2019


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


Teacher Workdays & Prof. Development


Marking Periods

Marking Period 1 Begins: September 4, 2018Ends: November 5, 2018

45 Days

Marking Period 2 Begins: November 7, 2018Ends: January 23, 2019

43 Days

Marking Period 3 Begins: January 28, 2019Ends: March 29, 2019

44 Days

Marking Period 4 Begins: April 8, 2019Ends: June 13, 2019

48 Days


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


2019-20 Draft CalendarStart (Day after Labor Day) September 3, 2019

Thanksgiving November 27, 28 & 29, 2019

Winter Break December 23, 2019- January 1, 2020School Reopens: January 2, 2020

Spring Break April 6-10, 2020

Last day of school June 11, 2020

Graduation June 13, 2020


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


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



2018-19 School-Year Calendar

February 6, 2018

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