MCA - Calendar

Calendar for 2007/2008 School Year

July 26                   Middle School Pool Splash, Rising 6th-8th Graders (6:00pm-8:00 pm at Cross Creek)
August 2                Playdate, Rising Kindergarteners and Their Families (6:00pm-8:00 pm at Riverside)

August 3                 New Teacher Orientation (8:00-4:00)
August 6-9              Teacher Workdays (optional)
August 9                 Open House, All Grades (6:00 pm)
August 10, 13-15    Staff Development
August 14               Curriculum Night, Kindergarten only (6:00 pm)
August 16               First Day for Students (11:00 Dismissal) & Teacher Work Session

September 3           Labor Day (School Closed)
September 13         Curriculum Night/ MPACT Meeting, Grades 1-8 (6:00 pm)
September 14         Teacher Work Session/ Staff Development (11:00 Dismissal)

October 2                CogAT (Aptitude test, 3rd grade)
October 12              Teacher Work Session/ Staff Development (11:00 Dismissal)
October 15-19         Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Achievement test, all grades, except kindergarten)

November 6             End First Trimester
November 9             Teacher Work Session/ Staff Development (11:00 Dismissal)
November 12           Veteran's Day Holiday (School Closed)
November 16           Report Cards Go Home
November 21           Thanksgiving Holiday (11:00 Dismissal)
November 22, 23     Thanksgiving Holiday (School Closed)

December 19           Christmas Vacation (11:00 Dismissal)
Dec 20- Jan 1          Christmas Vacation (School Closed)

January 2                Return to School
January 18              Teacher Work Session/ Staff Development (11:00 Dismissal)
January 21              Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (School Closed)

February 12            Family Night/ MPACT Meeting (6:00 pm)
February 14            End Second Trimester
February 15            Teacher Work Session/ Staff Development (11:00 Dismissal)
February 22            Report Cards Go Home

March 21                Staff Development (11:00 Dismissal) *** Change from original calendar
March 24                Teacher Work Day (No School for Students)

April 4                      Staff Development (11:00 Dismissal)
April 8-10                 School Readiness Assessment for Rising Kindergarten Students
April 14-18               Spring Break
April 24                    MPACT Meeting (6:00 pm)

May 12-16                End of Grade Tests
May 16                     Teacher Work Session/ Staff Development (11:00 Dismissal)
May 23                     Last Day for Students (11:00 Dismissal), End Third Trimester, & Report Cards Go Home

Snow Make Up Days: May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30

Calendar for 2008/2009 School Year

July 31                   Middle School Pool Splash (6pm-8pm, rising M/S students and families,
                                 Cross Creek)
August 7               Kindergarten Playdate (6:30pm-8pm, rising kindergarteners and families,
                                 Riverside Park)
August 7               New Teacher Orientation (8:00-4:00)
August 11-15       Teacher Workdays (optional)
August 18             Open House, All Grades (6:00 pm)
August 19-22        Staff Development
August 21             Curriculum Night, Kindergarten only (6:00 pm)
August 25             Teacher Work Session
August 26             First Day for Students (11:00 Dismissal) & Teacher Work Session

September 1         Labor Day (School Closed)
September 19       Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Staff Development, 12:00-3:30)
September 25       Curriculum Night/ MPACT Meeting, Grades 1-8 (6:00 pm)

October 1             CogAT (Aptitude test, 3rd grade)
October 10           Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Autumn Leaves)
Oct 13-17             Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Achievement test, all grades, except kindergarten)

November 11        Veteran's Day Holiday (School Closed)
November 19        End First Trimester
November 21        Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Teacher Work Session, 12:00-3:30)
November 26        Thanksgiving Holiday (11:00 Dismissal)
Nov 27, 28            Thanksgiving Holiday (School Closed)

December 4          Report Cards Go Home
December 18        Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Christmas Vacation)
Dec 19- Jan 2       Christmas Vacation (School Closed)

January 5             Return to School
January 16           Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Staff Development, 12:00-3:30)
January 19           Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (School Closed)

February 12         ACT III (Art Converging with Technology)/ MPACT Meeting (6:00 pm)
February 13         Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Staff Development, 12:00-3:30)
February 16         Presidents' Day (School Closed)

March 4               End Second Trimester
March 6               Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Teacher Work Session, 12:00-3:30)
March 9               Staff Development (No School for Students)
March 12             Report Cards Go Home

April 3                  Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Staff Development, 12:00-3:30)
April 6-10, 13      Spring Break
April 16               MPACT Meeting (6:00 pm)
April 21-24          School Readiness Assessment for Rising Kindergarten Students

May 15                Early Dismissal, 11:00 (Staff Development, 12:00-3:30)
May 19-22           End of Grade Tests
May 25                Memorial Day (School Closed)

June 9                 Last Day for Students (11:00 Dismissal), End Third Trimester, & Report Cards
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Snow Make Up Days: June 10, 11, 12, 15, 16