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2018-19 School-Year Calendar February 6, 2018 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Calendar Parameters Virginia: • Start after Labor Day (Code of Virginia, §22.1-79.1) • 180 instructional days, 990 hours (Standards of Accreditation, 8VAC20-131-150) WJCC: • No school on Election Day • Alignment with Regional Calendar INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Pre-Labor Day Waiver: Closings There are two potential ways a school division can receive a waiver to start school before Labor Day: closings or programs • Closings: A school division must be closed an average of eight days per year during any five of the last 10 years because of severe weather conditions, energy shortages, power failures or other emergency situations INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

WJCC Inclement Weather Closings • 2012-13: 1 day • 2013-14: 7 days • 2014-15: 8 days • 2015-16: 3 days • 2016-17: 3 days • 2017-18: 7 days, 1 delay (as of 2/6/2018) INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Pre-Labor Day Waiver: Programs Programs: • Must be entirely surrounded by a school division with a pre-Labor Day opening and wish to open schools on the same date; or • Must be providing instructional programs in partnership with another school division that already qualifies for a waiver; or • Must be providing students with an experimental or innovative program – including instructional programs offered on a year- round basis – that requires an earlier opening date INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

School Division Opening 2017-18 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Input & Discussions • WJCC Calendar Committee – Representatives from 9 schools, central office, WJCEA & WJCC PTA – Met in December – Members gathered feedback from constituencies • Regional Calendar Committee – Met in November INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Important Dates First Day of School September 4, 2018 Thanksgiving November 21, 22 & 23, 2018 Winter Break December 19, 2018: Early Release December 20, 2018 – January 1, 2019 Spring Break April 1-5, 2019 Graduation June 15, 2019 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Major Changes • HS Open House changed to Schedule Pick-Up • MS & HS will have Back to School Nights in September • Designated make-up days added in January & March INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Designated Make-Up Days* November 21, 2018 Wednesday before Thanksgiving January 24, 2019 PD/Work Day January 25, 2019 PD/Work Day February 18, 2019 Presidents Day March 1, 2019 Early Release (PD) March 29, 2019 Early Release (E-commute) *If needed, other Early Release or Student Holidays may be used to recover missed instructional time. High School semester exams also may be adjusted, if needed. INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Important Dates for Families Schedule Pick-up (High School) August 28, 2018 August 29, 2018: Middle School Open House August 30, 2018: Elementary School September 17, 2018: Middle School Back to School Night September 18, 2018: High School September 20, 2018: Elementary School INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Important Dates for Families October 16, 2018: High School Secondary Parent Conferences October 18, 2018: Middle School Elementary Parent Conferences November 14-15, 2018 March 12, 2019: Middle School Secondary Parent Conferences (2 nd Semester) March 14, 2019: High School Elementary Parent Conferences (as needed) April 18, 2019 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Holidays Election Day (Students) November 6, 2018 Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 21, 2019 Presidents Day February 18, 2019 Memorial Day May 27, 2019 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

K-12 Early Release • October 19, 2018 • December 19, 2018 • March 1, 2019 • March 29, 2019 • June 13, 2019 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Early Release by Level Elementary Middle High October 26, 2018 October 26, 2018 Nov. 14, 15 & 16, 2018 Jan. 22 & 23, 2019 March 15, 2019 March 15, 2019 April 18, 2019 June 7, 2019 June 12, 2019 June 10, 11 & 12 2019 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Teacher Workdays & Prof. Development INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Marking Periods Marking Period 1 Begins: September 4, 2018 45 Days Ends: November 5, 2018 Marking Period 2 Begins: November 7, 2018 43 Days Ends: January 23, 2019 Marking Period 3 Begins: January 28, 2019 44 Days Ends: March 29, 2019 Marking Period 4 Begins: April 8, 2019 48 Days Ends: June 13, 2019 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Interims MS/HS Interims Distributed October 9, 2018 Day: 26 December 11, 2018 Day: 22 March 5, 2019 Day: 26 May 7, 2019 Day: 22 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

2019-20 Draft Calendar Start (Day after Labor Day) September 3, 2019 Thanksgiving November 27, 28 & 29, 2019 Winter Break December 23, 2019- January 1, 2020 School Reopens: January 2, 2020 Spring Break April 6-10, 2020 Last day of school June 11, 2020 Graduation June 13, 2020 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

2020 Presidential Primary • March 3, 2020 – both parties • 11 WJCC schools are polling places • 2-hour delay in March 2016 • Recommend 2-hour delay in March 2020 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

Next Steps: 2018-19 Calendar • Send all-staff email with link to draft calendar • Include link in internal and external e- newsletters • Post draft calendar on wjccschools.org and link to draft on Twitter & Facebook – Provide opportunity for comments through website INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION

2018-19 School-Year Calendar February 6, 2018 INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION INDIVIDUALISM | INTEGRITY | INNOVATION | ACCOUNTABILITY | COLLABORATION