VINTON-SHELLSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOL
DISTRICT
2009-2010
School Calendar REVISED 8/09
The Board may alter this calendar in order to make up
unforeseen time loss due to bad weather, epidemics, or other causes
Aug. 10 Preschool Workshop – New Teachers
Aug. 13, 14, 17, 18 Preschool
Workshop – All Teachers – Staff Development
Aug. 19-20^ Gr. 1-12 --Classes Begin – 2-HR.
EARLY DISMISSAL Both Days
Aug. 21 K-12 Regular Full-day Schedule Begins
Sept.
7 LABOR DAY – NO
CLASSES
Oct. 8 K-12
2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL- 6-12 P/T Conf.
4-8:00 PM
Oct. 12 K-12
2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL- K-5, 9-12 Staff Dev; 6-8
P/T Conf. 4-8:00 PM
Oct. 13 NO
CLASSES – Staff Development
Nov. 12 K-12
2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL – End of 1st Trimester – 60 days
Nov. 13 NO
CLASSES – Staff Development
Nov. 16 2nd
Trimester Begins
Nov.
23 K-12 2-HR. EARLY
DISMISSAL - K-5
P/T Conf. 2-8:00 PM; 6-12 Staff Dev.
Nov.
25-27 THANKSGIVING VACATION
Dec. 3 K-12
2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL – K-5 P/T Conf.
2-8:00 PM; 6-12 Staff Dev.
Dec.
22 K-12 2-HR. EARLY
DISMISSAL – Winter Break begins
Dec.
23 NO CLASSES (Teacher
Comp Day)
Dec.
23-Jan. 1 CHRISTMAS VACATION/WINTER
BREAK
2010
Jan. 1 WINTER
BREAK continues
Jan. 4 Classes
Resume
Jan. 18^ K-12 2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL – K-12 Staff Development
Jan. 21 K-12 2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL
–K-8 Staff Dev., Gr. 9-12 P/T Conf. 4-8:00 PM
Feb. 10^ K-12 2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL –
K-12 Staff Development
Feb. 15 CLASSES – Snow Make-Up Day
Feb. 25 K-12
2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL – End of 2nd Trimester – 62 days
Feb. 26 CLASSES - Snow Make-Up Day
Mar. 1 NO
CLASSES (Teacher Comp Day) 3nd Trimester Begins; Possible Snow Make-Up Day
Mar. 1-5 SPRING
BREAK
Mar. 11 K-12 2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL – K-8 P/T Conf. 2-8:00 PM; 9-12 Staff Dev.
Mar. 16 K-12
2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL – K-8 P/T Conf.
2-8:00 PM; 9-12 Staff Dev.
Apr.
1 K-12 2-HR. EARLY
DISMISSAL
Apr.
2 NO CLASSES (Good Friday)
Apr.
15 K-12 2-HR. EARLY
DISMISSAL – K-8 Staff Dev.; 9-12 P/T
Conf. 4-8:00 PM
Apr.
26 NO CLASSES -- Staff
Development
May 28^ End of 3rd Trimester –
58 days
May 28^ K-12 2-HR. EARLY DISMISSAL LAST DAY OF CLASSES –Staff Work Time
May 31 MEMORIAL
DAY
June 1, 2, 3 Snow Make
Up Days If Needed
LEGEND:
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Holiday /
Vacation No Classes - Staff
Development / Workdays (Non-Instr. / No Classes)
^ Shows changes from original calendar * Begin Trimester [Session] 00 End of
Trimester
Make-up Day, if
needed
Bold underline-- 2-Hr.
Early Release
Conference days are scheduled as 2-Hr.
Early Dismissal Days – Conference times are:
[Gr. K-5 Conferences run from
2:00-8:00 P.M.] [MS & HS P/T Conferences
run from 4:00-8:00 P.M.]
2-HR EARLY DISMISSAL DAYS: Aug. 19, 20; Oct. 8; Oct.
12, Nov. 12, Nov. 23, Dec. 3, Dec. 22;
Jan. 18, Jan. 21; Feb. 10, Feb. 25, Mar. 11, Mar. 16; April 1; April 15; May 28
MAKE UP DAYS: Feb. 15, Feb. 26, June
1, June 2, March 1, June 3.
Board of Education
approval December 15, 2008.
THIS CALENDAR REFLECTS CHANGES MADE IN AUGUST 2009 TO
COMPLY WITH IOWA CODE AND THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
K-12 Trimester Nov. 12 End of 1st Trimester 60 Days Feb. 25 End of 2nd
Trimester 62 Days May 27 End of 3rd
Trimester 58 Days Parent/Teacher Conference Days for 2009-2010 Gr. K-5 – Conference time
is 2:00 – 8:00 pm on: Nov. 23, Dec. 3, Mar. 11, Mar. 16 Gr. 6-8 – Conference time
is 4:00 – 8:00 pm on: Oct. 8, Oct.
12,; 2:00 – 8:00 pm on Mar. 11, Mar. 16 Gr. 9-12 Conference time
is 4:00 – 8:00 pm on: Oct. 8, Jan.
21, Apr. 15 CALENDAR SUMMARY: (K-6) (7-8) (9-12) Days in Classroom 180 180 180 Non-Teaching Service Days 9 9 9 Days in Contract 188 188 188 Days in Contract for New
Teachers 189 189 189 P/T Conferences (FTE
Days) 2 2 2 **Days in Contract for
either 200+ 200+ 200+ Administration or Vocational Staff This calendar was adopted
by the Board of Education December 15, 2008 and will be part of each
employee’s contract for 2009-2010.