3.29 CERTIFIED PERSONNEL SCHOOL CALENDAR
The Superintendent shall present to the PPC a school calendar which the board has adopted as a proposal. The Superintendent, in developing the calendar, shall accept and consider recommendations from any staff member or group wishing to make calendar proposals. The PPC shall have the time prescribed by law and/or policy in which to make any suggested changes before the board may vote to adopt the calendar.
The Earle School District shall operate by the following calendar:
Earle School District
Calendar 2009-2010
Professional Development August 11 – 15 (5 days) **
1st Day for Students August 18
Labor Day September 1
End of 1st quarter October 13 (40 days)*
Parent-Teacher Conference October 23 (6 days) **
Professional Development October 24 (7 days) **
AEA November 13-14 (9 days) **
Mid-Winter Break November 26 - 28
End of 2nd quarter December 19 (44 days)*/ 84 days
Winter Break December 22 – January 5
Begin 3rd quarter January 5
Martin Luther King Jr’s. Day January 19
Presidents’ Day February 16
Literacy Exam 11th grade March 10-11
End of 3rd quarter March 13 (48 days)*
Begin 4th quarter March 16
Parent-Teacher Conference March 19 (10 days) **
Professional Development March 20 (11days) **
Spring Break March 23-27
NRT Testing Grades K-2, 9 April 6-17 (Window)
Augmented Benchmark Exams Grades 3-8 April 13-17
EOC Geometry April 21-22
EOC Algebra I April 23-24
EOC Biology April 28-29
AP Exam (Window) May 4-15
EOC Algebra II (Tentative) May 6
Earle High School Graduation May 15
Memorial Holiday May 25
Last day for students May 29 (47 days)*/ 95 days
Professional Development June 1 (12 days) **
* Denotes total days in each quarter
* * Denotes total days allotted for professional development
November 25th
December 19st
March 23rd
Legal Reference: A.C.A. § 6-17-201
Act 1120 of 2003