Prairie Central CUSD #8 Calendar for 2007-2008
Red-Letter Dates:

August 7

 Registration (Pre-K - 8, 11 AM - 6 PM; 11-12, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM)

August 8

 Registration (Pre-K - 8, 7 AM - 1 PM; 9-10, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM)

August 9

 Registration make-up (High School) 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM)

August 13

 Prairie Central New Teacher Orientation

August 20/21

 Teacher Institutes (full-day)

August 22

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

August 23

 All ECE, Pre-K classes begin

September 21

 Homecoming - 1:21 - 1:45 dismissals

October 26

 End of 1st quarter (46 days)

November 1

 Parent-teacher conferences (4:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

November 2

 NO SCHOOL - parent-teacher conferences (8:00 AM - 12 noon)

January 11

 End of 2nd quarter (44 days)

February 15

 Teacher institute (full-day)

March 14

 End of 3rd Quarter (42 days)

May 27

 Teacher institute (full-day)

May 28

 Report card day/last day of school (43 days)

One-hour early dismissals on August 23rd - 31st; September 21st; November 1st; November 21st and December 21th
 

Grading Periods

 Progress Reports Report Cards Student Days Inst-P/T
Aug 22 - Oct 26 Sept 28 Nov 1-2 46 2
Oct 29 - Jan 11 Nov 30 Jan 18 44 1
Jan 14 - Mar 14 Feb 14 Mar 20 42 1
Mar 17 - June 2 April 25 May 28 43 1
   

TOTAL:

 180(175) 5
 

Emergency Days Used

Last Day
None . . . . . . . . . . . . May 23
1  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 27
2  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 28
3  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 29
4  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 30
5  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2
 
Holiday Date Observed
Labor Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 3
Columbus Day  . . . . . . . . . . October 8
Thanksgiving . . . . . . . . . . . November 22-23
Martin Luther King Day . . . . . January 21
Presidents' Day . . . . . . . . . . February 18
Good Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . March 21
Memorial Day . . . . . . . . . . . May 26
   
Special Events Date
ISAT Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . March 3-14
PSAE Testing. . . . . . . . . . . . April 23-24
Baccalaureate . . . . . . . . . . . May 18
Junior High Promotion. . . . . . May 22
High School Commencement. . May 23

 
Breaks
December 24th - January 2nd, Winter
March 21st - 28th, Spring