Prairie Central CUSD #8 Calendar for 2010-2011
Red-Letter Dates:

August 4

 Registration: All Schools, grades Pre-K - 8, 11-12, 11 AM - 6 PM

August 5

 Registration: All Schools, grades Pre-K - 10, 7 AM - 1 PM

August 6

 Registration make-up (High School, any student) 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM)

August 9

 Prairie Central New Teacher Orientation

August 23/24

 Teacher Institutes (full-day)

August 25

 1:00 PM dismissal (hot lunch served), all K-12 classes begin, kindergarten AM (regular schedule), PM (shortened schedule)

August 26

 All ECE, Pre-K classes begin

September 17

 Homecoming - 1:21 - 1:45 PM dismissals

October 5

 Parent-teacher conferences for grades 9-12 (4:00 PM - 7:30 PM)

October 27

 End of 1st quarter (44 days)

November 2

 Parent-teacher conferences for grades K-8 (4:00 PM - 7:30 PM)

November 4

 Parent-teacher conferences for grades K-8 (4:00 PM - 7:30 PM)

November 5

 NO SCHOOL

January 11

 End of 2nd quarter (44 days)

February 18

 Teacher institute (full-day)

February 24

 Parent-teacher conferences for grads 9-12 (4:00 PM - 7:30 PM)

March 17

 End of 3rd Quarter (44 days)

June 6

 Teacher institute (full-day)

June 7

 Report card day/last day of school (50 days)

One-hour early dismissals on August 26th - September 3rd; October 5th; , November 2nd; November 4th; November 24th; December 22nd; February 24th; and March 18th; a special early dismissal - beginning at 1:21 - is scheduled for September 17th, - Homecoming
 

Grading Periods

 Progress Reports Report Cards Student Days Inst-P/T
Aug 25 - Oct 27 Oct 1 Nov 4 44 2
Oct 28 - Jan 11 Dec 3 Jan 21 44 0
Jan 12 - Mar 17 Feb 18 Apr 1 42 1
Mar 18 - June 7 April 28 June 7 49 (44) 1
   

TOTAL:

 180(175) 5
 

Emergency Days Used

Last Day
None . . . . . . . . . . . . May 31
1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 1
2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2
3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 3
4  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 6
5  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 7
 
Holiday Date Observed
Labor Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 6
Columbus Day  . . . . . . . . . . October 11
Thanksgiving . . . . . . . . . . . November 25-26
Martin Luther King Day . . . . . January 17
Presidents' Day . . . . . . . . . . February 21
Good Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . April 22
Memorial Day . . . . . . . . . . . May 30
Special Events Date
ISAT Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . Feb 28 - Mar 11
PSAE Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . April 27-28
Baccalaureate . . . . . . . . . . . May 22
High School Commencement. . May 27

 
Breaks
Winter - December 23rd - January 2st (Return January 3th)
Spring - March 21th - 25th (Return March 28th)