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Need to Know: Dates for the 2012-13 School Year

Want to schedule a 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. 4, 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. 4: First day of school for students
  • Sept. 4-6: Kindergarten assessment; kindergarten students attend only in the morning
  • Sept. 19: curriculum night
  • Sept. 20: 90-minute delayed start
  • Sept. 20: curriculum night

October

  • Oct. 5: No school for elementary students
  • Oct. 9-26: MEAP testing for elementary and middle school students
  • Oct. 11: Groves conferences
  • Oct. 17: Seaholm conferences
  • Oct. 17: MEAP testing for 9th graders

November

  • Nov. 5: End of first quarter for elementary, Birmingham Covington School (BCS) and middle school students
  • Nov. 6: No school for elementary, BCS and middle school students
  • Nov. 13-14: Middle school conferences; students attend in the morning only on Nov. 13
  • Nov. 15: Elementary and BCS conferences; students attend in the morning only
  • Nov. 16-20: High school exams; students attend half- and full-days
  • Nov. 20: End of first trimester for high school students
  • Nov. 21-23: Thanksgiving break; no school
  • Nov. 26: No school for high school students

December

  • Dec. 3: Groves curriculum night
  • Dec. 4: 90 minutes delayed start
  • Dec. 6: Seaholm curriculum night
  • Dec. 24-Jan. 2: Winter break; no school

January

  • Jan 21: No school (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
  • Jan. 23: Groves conferences
  • Jan. 24: Seaholm conferences
  • Jan. 25: End of second quarter for elementary, BCS and middle school students; students attend in the morning only

February

  • Feb. 7: 90 minute delayed start
  • Feb. 18-22: Midwinter break; no school

March

  • March 5: High school MME testing for 11th graders; no school for students in 9th, 10th and 12th grade
  • March 6-7: High school MME testing for 11th graders; late-start for students in 9th, 10th and 12th grade
  • March 6-7: Middle school conferences
  • March 12-14: High school exams; students attend full- and half-days
  • March 15: No school for high school students
  • March 29-April 5: Spring break; no school

April 

  • April 11: End of third quarter for BCS and middle school students
  • April 12: End of third quarter for elementary students; no school for BCS and middle school students
  • April 30: 90 minutes delayed start

May

  • May 2: High school conferences
  • May 27: No school (Memorial Day)

June

  • June 2: High school graduation ceremonies
  • June 11-12: High school exams; students attend in the morning only
  • June 13: Last day of school; students attend in the morning only

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