System Calendar for the 2006 - 2007 School Year
2006-2007 Information Calendar - Revised 9/25/06
Revised 7/11/06
Approved 6/14/05August 18 Friday Administrative & Supervisory Personnel Meeting 21 Monday Teachers on Duty 28 Monday Opening Day for Students Pupil Days
4 Teacher Days
9 September
4 Monday Labor Day—Schools and Offices Closed 12 Tuesday Primary Election Day – Schools and Offices Closed Pupil Days
23 Teacher Days
28 October
2 Monday Yom Kippur—Schools and Offices Closed 9 Monday Columbus Day* 20 Friday Professional Development—MSTA Convention—Schools Closed for Students Pupil Days
43 Teacher Days
49 November
3 Friday First Marking Period Ends 6 Monday Assessment Day for Elementary and Middle Schools*** and/or Site Based Professional Development for all schools: Schools Closed for all Students 7 Tuesday Election Day – Schools and Offices Closed 11 Saturday Veterans Day* 13 - 17 Monday - Friday American Education Week 20 Monday Distribution of Report Cards 22 Wednesday Elementary Conference Day—Schools Closed for Elementary Students 23 - 24 Thursday - Friday Thanksgiving Holiday—Schools and Offices Closed Pupil Days
61 Teacher Days
68 December
15 Friday Bill of Rights Day* 22 Friday Christmas/Winter Break Begins at End of School Day Pupil Days
77 Teacher Days
84 January
3 Wednesday Schools Reopen 15 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday -- Schools and Offices Closed 26 Friday Second Marking Period Ends— Assessment Day for All Schools*** and/or Professional Development Day for All Schools —Schools Closed for all Students Pupil Days
96 Teacher Days
104 February
8 Thursday Distribution of Report Cards 12 Monday Lincoln’s Birthday* 19 Monday Presidents’ Day—Schools and Offices Closed 22 Thursday Washington’s Birthday* Pupil Days
115 Teacher Days
123 March
25 Sunday Maryland Day* Pupil Days
137 Teacher Days
145 April
5 Thursday Third Marking Period Ends—Assessment Day for Elementary and Middle Schools**—Schools Close 3 Hours Early for Elementary and Middle School Students
Easter/Spring Break Begins at the End of the School Day
16 Monday Schools Reopen 26 Thursday Distribution of Report Cards Pupil Days
152 Teacher Days
160 May
14 Monday PreK/K Conference Day—no preK, half-day, or full-day Kindergarten sessions 25 Friday Last Day for Seniors 28 Monday Memorial Day Observed—Schools and Offices Closed 30 - 31 Wednesday - Thursday Commencement Exercises Pupil Days
174 Teacher Days
182 June
1 - 6 Friday - Wednesday Commencement Exercises 14 Thursday Flag Day* 15 - 18 Friday - Monday Assessment Day****: Schools close 3 Hours Early for High School Students; Teachers on Duty 18 Monday Assessment Day**: Schools Close 3 Hours Early for Elementary and Middle School Students; Teachers on Duty 19 Tuesday Last Day of Classes for Students; Schools Close 3 Hours Early for Students; Teachers on Duty 29 Friday Summer School Teachers on Duty for All Centers Pupil Days
187 Teacher Days
195 Total Pupil Days: 187 Total Teacher Days: 195 July
2 Monday Summer School Begins for All Centers 4 Wednesday Independence Day—Schools and Offices Closed August
3 Friday Last Day Summer School for All Centers *Schools open with appropriate exercises OR appropriate exercises to be scheduled on the Friday before
**ASSESSMENT DAYS/SITE BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Elementary and middle schools will be given time for parents, teachers, and students to meet and/or assess progress and/or participate in development activities.
***ASSESSMENT DAY/SITE BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Elementary and middle schools will be given time for parents, teachers, and students to meet and/or assess progress and/or participate in development activities; High Schools will be given time to assess progress and plan for upcoming semester and/or participate in development activities.
****ASSESSMENT DAYS- High schools will have the opportunity to administer traditional final exams or to use alternative assessment procedures.
If schools are closed more than seven days due to emergency conditions, it will be necessary to alter the school calendar. Additional days may be scheduled as required at the end of the school year. Depending on the use of emergency closing time, the calendar may be reduced up to five days if the time is not needed to meet the minimum required days/hours. One-half days may be modified. Teacher duty days will not exceed 191.