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.