2010/2011 M I N N E A P O L I S PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2010/2011

SCHOOL CALENDAR
JUNE 2010 JUNE JANUARY JANUARY 2011
S M T W T F S 7 – Graduation* 17 – Martin Luther King Holiday S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 8 – Last Day for K – 11 21 – First Semester Ends 1
9 – Record Keeping Day 24 – Record Keeping Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10 & 11 – Summer School Training 25 – Second Semester Begins 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 14 thru 7/1 – GRAD Intervention Class 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 for Seniors 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
27 28 29 30 28 – Summer School Begins (K-8) 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
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JULY 2010 JULY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 2011
S M T W T F S 4 – Independence Day 1 – New Teacher Orientation 4:30 - 7:30 S M T W T F S
1 2 3 5 – Independence Day Holiday 14 – National African American Parent 1 2 3 4 5
6 – Summer School Begins (9-12) Involvement Day
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 29 – Summer School Last Day (K-12) 18 – Elementary Conference Day/ 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Secondary ½ District & ½ Site 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Professional Development Day 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 21 – Presidents Day 27 28
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AUGUST 2010 AUGUST MARCH MARCH 2011
S M T W T F S 9 – Clerical Staff Returns 8 – New Teacher Orientation 4:30 – 7:30 S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 19 – New Teacher Orientation 8:00–12:00 11 – Elementary ½ District & ½ Site 1 2 3 4 5
20 – Teacher Flex Duty Day Professional Development Day/
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 23 – First Day for All Teachers Secondary Conference Day 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 – District Prof. Development Day 13 – Daylight Savings - Spring Fwd. 1 hr. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 – Site Professional Develop./Prep. Day 21 thru 25 – Spring Recess 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
29 30 31 26 – Site Professional Develop/ Prep. Day 27 28 29 30 31
27 – Site Professional Develop/ Prep. Day
30 – School Begins for grades 1 – 12
SEPTEMBER 2010 __________________________________ __________________________________ APRIL 2011
S M T W T F S SEPTEMBER APRIL S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 1 – School Begins for Kindergarten 22 – Teacher Flex Duty Day 1 2
6 – Labor Day
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 20 thru 24 – Talk to Your Teacher Week 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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OCTOBER 2010 OCTOBER MAY MAY 2011
S M T W T F S 12 – New Teacher Orientation 4:30 - 7:30 5 – Kindergarten Registration Begins S M T W T F S
1 2 21 – State Fall Professional Day 9 – Secondary Site Prof. Dev. Day/ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
22 – Teacher Flex Duty Day Elementary Classification Day
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 – Memorial Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31
31 __________________________________ __________________________________
NOVEMBER 2010 NOVEMBER JUNE JUNE 2011
S M T W T F S 4 – Parent-Teacher Conference Day 7 – Graduation* S M T W T F S
5 – Elementary Conference Day/ 8 – Last Day for K – 11
1 2 3 4 5 6 Secondary Site Professional Dev. 9 – Record Keeping Day
1 2 3 4
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 – Daylight Savings – Fall Back 1 hr. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
(Summer school dates will be on the 2011/12 calendar)
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 – Veterans Day (classes in session) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 – Native American Family Involvement Day 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
24 – Teacher Flex Duty Day
28 29 30 25 & 26 – Thanksgiving Holiday
26 27 28 29 30
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DECEMBER 2010 DECEMBER JULY JULY 2011
S M T W T F S 20 thru 31 – Winter Recess 4 – Independence Day S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 1 2
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5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
KEY:
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 (For testing information go to the 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
= Students Not in School
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Testing/Assessment Calendar 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
26 27 28 29 30 31 * Official Graduation Date (ceremony
for 2010/11) 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
dates vary with each high school) 31
To Enhance Parent Engagement, schools will identify additional opportunities for parents to meet with teachers during the year using the flexibility built into this calendar.
Flex Duty Day Options: School staff work on any 1 of 4 Flex Duty Days (8/20/10; 10/22/10; 11/24/10; 4/22/11)
Student Instructional Days = 172 days (Semester 1 = 86 days, Semester 2 = 86 days)
Every Child College Ready 2/24/10