2011/2012 MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2011/2012

SCHOOL CALENDAR
JUNE 2011 JUNE JANUARY JANUARY 2012
S M T W T F S 7 – Graduation* 2 thru 6 – Winter Recess S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 8 – Last Day for K – 11 16 – Martin Luther King Holiday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 9 – Record Keeping Day 20 – First Semester Ends 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
20 – Summer School Begins (9-12) 23 – Record Keeping Day
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 27 – Summer School Begins (PK-8) 24 – Second Semester Begins 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
26 27 28 29 30 __________________________________ __________________________________ 29 30 31
JULY 2011 JULY FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 2012
S M T W T F S 4 – Independence Day 13 – National African American Parent S M T W T F S
1 2 Involvement Day 1 2 3 4
20 – Presidents Day
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29
31 _______________________________ __________________________________
AUGUST 2011 AUGUST MARCH MARCH 2012
S M T W T F S 4 – Summer School Last Day (PK-12) 2 – Parent-Teacher Conference Day S M T W T F S
1 2 3 4 5 6 8 – Clerical Staff Returns 11 – Daylight Savings – Spring Fwd. 1 hr. 1 2 3
18 – New Teacher Orientation 29 – Third Quarter Ends
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 19 – Teacher Flex Duty Day 30 – Record Keeping Day
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 – First Day for All Teachers 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 23 – District Prof. Development Day 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
28 29 30 31 24 – Site Professional Dev/Prep.Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
25 – Site Professional Dev/Prep.Day
26 – Site Professional Dev/Prep.Day __________________________________
SEPTEMBER 2011 29 – School Begins for Grades 1- 12 APRIL APRIL 2012
S M T W T F S 31 – School Begins for Kindergarten 2 thru 6 – Spring Recess S M T W T F S
1 2 3 _______________________________ 9 – Fourth Quarter Begins 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SEPTEMBER
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 – Labor Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 26 thru 30 - Talk to your Teacher Week 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30
_______________________________ __________________________________
OCTOBER 2011 OCTOBER MAY MAY 2012
S M T W T F S 19 – Parent-Teacher Conference Day 3 – Kindergarten Registration Begins S M T W T F S
1 20 – State Fall Conference Day 7 – Staff Development Day/ 1 2 3 4 5
21 – Teacher Flex Duty Day Elem. Classification Day
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 28 – Memorial Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31
30 31 _______________________________ __________________________________
NOVEMBER 2011 NOVEMBER JUNE JUNE 2012
S M T W T F S 3 – First Quarter Ends 4 – Graduation* S M T W T F S
4 – Record Keeping Day 5 – Last Day for K – 11
1 2 3 4 5 1 2
6 – Daylight Savings – Fall Back 1 hr. 6 – Record Keeping Day
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 7 – Second Quarter Begins 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 – Veterans Day (classes in session) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 – Native American Family Involvement Day (Summer School dates will be on the 2012/13 Calendar) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
23 – Teacher Flex Duty Day
27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
24 & 25 – Thanksgiving Holiday
_______________________________ __________________________________
DECEMBER 2011 DECEMBER JULY JULY 2012
S M T W T F S 26 thru Jan 6 – Winter Recess 4 – Independence Day S M T W T F S
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10 KEY: 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 = Students Not in School 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
(For testing information go to the
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Testing/Assessment Calendar 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
* Official Graduation Date (ceremony
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 dates vary with each high school) for 2011/12) 29 30 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 3 Flex Duty Days (8/19/11; 10/21/11; 11/23/11)
Student Instructional Days = 172 days (Semester 1 = 86 days, Semester 2 = 86 days) (By Quarter: 1st = 45; 2nd = 41; 3rd = 46; 4th = 40)

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