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Need To Know: Dates for 2011-12 School Year

Want to schedule a kid's dentist appointment or plan a family vacation around spring break next year? Get out your calendar because we have the dates you've been looking for.

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Starting Sept. 6, school is back in session for the students in the . It's never too early to begin planning, so here are the dates you need to know for the 2011-12 school year.

September

  • Sept. 6: First day of school
  • Sept. 19: curriculum night
  • Sept. 20: curriculum night

October

  • Oct. 7: No school for elementary, (BCS) students.
  • Oct. 11-27: Elementary and middle school MEAP testing
  • Oct. 11-27: ninth grade MEAP testing — social studies
  • Oct. 19: Seaholm conferences
  • Oct. 20: Groves conferences

November

  • Nov. 3: End of first quarter for elementary, BCS and middle school students
  • Nov. 4: No school for elementary, BCS and middle school students
  • Nov. 9: Middle school conferences (students attend in the morning only)
  • Nov. 10: Middle school conferences (students attend full day)
  • Nov. 15: Kindergarten, elementary and BCS conferences (students attend full day)
  • Nov. 17: Elementary and BCS conferences (students attend in the morning only)
  • Nov. 18: High school exams (students attend full day)
  • Nov. 21: High school exams (students attend in the morning only)
  • Nov. 22: High school exams (students attend in the morning only)
  • Nov. 22: End of second trimester for the high school
  • Nov. 23: No school
  • Nov. 23-25: Thanksgiving break

December

  • Dec. 5: Groves curriculum night
  • Dec. 6: Seaholm curriculum night
  • Dec. 19-Jan. 2: Winter break

January

  • Jan. 3: Classes resume
  • Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Day, no school
  • Jan. 25: Groves conferences
  • Jan. 26: Seaholm conferences
  • Jan. 27: End of second quarter for elementary, BCS and middle school students (students attend in the morning only)

February

  • Feb. 20-24: Midwinter break
  • Feb. 27: Classes resume

March

  • March 6: High school MME testing — grade 11 (no school for students in grades 9, 10 and 12)
  • March 7-8: High school MME testing — grade 11 (no school for students in grade 9, 10 and 12)
  • March 7-8: Middle school conferences
  • March 13: High school exams (students attend full day)
  • March 14: High school exams (students attend in the morning only)
  • March 15: High school exams (students attend in the morning only)
  • March 15: End of second trimester for the high school
  • March 16: No school for high school students
  • March 19-20: Kindergarten conferences
  • March 21-22: Elementary and BCS conferences (students attend in the morning only)

April

  • April 2-6: Spring break
  • April 9: Classes resume
  • April 12: End of third quarter for middle school students
  • April 13: End of third quarter for elementary and BCS students
  • April 13: No school for middle school students

May

  • May 3: High school conferences
  • May 28: Memorial Day, no school

June

  • June 3: High school graduation ceremonies
  • June 13: High school exams (students attend in the morning only)
  • June 14: High school exams (students attend in the morning only)
  • June 15: Last day of school (students attend in the morning only)

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