Diocese of Memphis
Catholic Schools
2010-2011 Calendar
This calendar includes the
following:
*Only 3 days of In-Service
before school
*School starts August 12,
Thursday, 1/2 day
*Entire day off the
Wednesday before Thanksgiving
*No Change in Christmas
vacation
*Return to school the
Monday after Easter
*End school May 27, before
Memorial Day
*It gives us 182
instructional days (1 day faculty retreat @ school level included in count)
*It gives individual
schools 2 flex/snow days
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Monday, August 9 Begin local
In-service
Wednesday, August 11 Opening Professional Day
9-11:30; PM local In-
Service/Registration etc.
Thursday, August 12 First day of classes
½ day
August-15 instructional days (Registration included in the count)
Monday, September 6 Labor Day
September-21 instructional days
Friday, October 8 Fall
Professional Conference
Monday, October 11 Fall Break
October-19 instructional days
Monday,November 1 All Saints Day
Wednesday, November 24 Begin Thanksgiving break
Monday, November 29 Classes resume
November-18 instructional days
December 8 Feast of the Immaculate
Conception
December 17 ½ Day, Begin Christmas Break
December -12 instructional days
First
Semester-85 instructional days
Monday, January 3 Classes resume
Monday,
January 17 Martin
Luther King Birthday
January-20 instructional days
February-20 instructional days
Monday, March 14 Begin Spring Break
Monday, March 21 Classes Resume
March-18 instructional days
Thursday, April 21 Holy Thursday 1/2
day begin Easter Break
Monday, April 25 Classes Resume
April-19 instructional days
Friday, May 27 Last Day of Classes ½ day
Friday, June 3 Last Day of teacher In-service
May 20 instructional days
Second Semester-98 instructional days
One day for faculty retreat at school level has already been
included in this calendar. This gives
TWO days for local flex/snow days.
Total Instructional days for Year-182
Instructional Days
*“The school meets the
state requirements for the number of instructional days in the year,
or provides a school
year that consists of at least 180 instructional days in the year and the
following minimum total
hours.”
- Early Childhood &
Pre-Kindergarten: A
planned program
- Kindergarten: 900
hours
- Elementary: 900
hours
- Middle level: 990
hours
- Secondary 1080 hours
*AdvanceED Educational Practice
Reference Guide.