School Calendar
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FLORIDA INTERCULTURAL ACADEMY
2008-2009 SCHOOL CALENDAR
FIRST QUARTER |
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| August 11-15, 2008 | Staff Training and Planning (Employee Planning 1-5) |
| August 14, 2008 | Kindergarten & New Student Orientation (1:00pm-3:00pm) |
| August 15, 2008 | Grades 1-6 Returning Student Orientation ( 10:00am-Noon & 1:00-3:00pm) |
| August 18, 2008 | Start 1st Quarter (45 days) First Day of School |
| August 26, 2008 | Teacher Planning (Employee Planning 6) |
| August 29, 2008 | School Fire Drill #1 |
| September 01, 2008 | Labor Day (Holiday) – No School |
| September 15-18, 2008(Revised date) | District BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT (September BAT) |
| September 18, 2008 | Interim Reports |
| September 25, 2008 | Early Release / OPEN HOUSE from 6:00pm-7:00pm |
| September 26, 2008 | School Fire Drill #2 |
| September 30, 2008 | No School |
| October 9, 2008 | No School |
| October 15, 2008 | Bosses’ Day |
| October 17, 2008 | Tornado Drill #1 |
| October 23, 2008 | Early Release / End Term 1 |
| October 24, 2008 | Teacher Planning Day (Employee Planning 7) |
SECOND QUARTER |
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| October 27, 2008 | Start 2nd Quarter (45 days) |
| October 28, 2008 | School Fire Drill #3 |
| October 30, 2008 | PTRG EVENT/MEETING Multi-Cultural Celebration (Caribbean, Hispanic Latino Heritage, America, and Canada)- Food Tasting Fair |
| November 04, 2008 | Schools Closed |
| November 11, 2008 | Veteran’s Day (Holiday) – No School |
| November 13, 2008 | Issue REPORT CARDS |
| November 17-18 2008 | District BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT (November BAT) |
| November 18, 2008 | School Fire Drill #4 |
| November 26, 2008 | Ice Cream Day |
| November 27, 2008 | Thanksgiving Holiday – No School |
| November 28, 2008 | Thanksgiving Holiday – No School |
| December 01, 2008 | Interim Reports |
| December 17, 2008 | School Fire Drill # 5 |
| December 18, 2008 | PTRG EVENT/MEETING Multi-Cultural Celebration (Movie Party for Kids) |
| December 19, 2008 | Classroom Holiday Party |
| Dec.22-Jan 2, 2009 | Christmas/Winter Break (students report to school January 5, 2009) |
| January 5, 2009 | Classes Resume |
| January 15, 2009 | Early Release / End of Term 2 |
| January 16, 2009 | Teacher Planning Day – No School (Employee Planning 8) |
THIRD QUARTER |
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| Jan 13-Feb 27, 2009 | ESE Alternate Assessment Administration |
| January 19, 2009 | Holiday (Schools &Administrative Offices Closed) -No School |
| January 20, 2009 | Start 3rd Quarter (47 days) |
| Janauary 23, 2009 | School Fire Drill #6 |
| January 30, 2009 | PTRG EVENT/MEETING Multi-Cultural Celebration (Native American, World Holidays, Europe and Russia)-Art Gallery |
| February 04, 2009 | Issue REPORT CARDS |
| February 10-13, 2009 | FCAT WRITING+ ASSESSMENT GRADES 4, 8, and 10 |
| Febraruy 16, 2009 | Schools & Administrative Offices Closed |
| February 19, 2009 | Interim Reports |
| February 27, 2009 | School Fire Drill #7 |
| March 10-23, 2009 | FCAT Reading and Mathematics Grades 3-10, FCAT Science Grades 5, 8 & 11 |
| March 25, 2009 | School Fire Drill #8 |
| March 26, 2009 | Early Release/ End of Term 3 |
| March 27, 2009 | Teacher Planning Day – No School (Employee Planning 9) |
FOURTH QUARTER |
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| March 30, 2009 | Start 4th Quarter (43 days) |
| March 31-April 3, 2009 | Stanford Achievement Test -10th Edition (SAT-10) Reading Comprehension (Grades 1 & 2) & NAGLIERI Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT)-Grade 2 |
| April 06, 2009 | Spring Break (Students Report Back on April 13, 2009) |
| April 13, 2009 | Students return from Spring Break |
| April 15, 2009 | Tornado Drill #2 |
| April 16, 2009 | Issue of Report Cards |
| April 22, 2009 | Administration and Professional Day |
| April 23, 2009 | Early Release |
| April 29, 2009 | School Fire Drill # 9 |
| April 30, 2009 | PTRG EVENT/MEETING Multi-Cultural Celebration (Africa, Women’s History, and Cultures of India, Middle East and the Philippines)- Science Fair |
| May 4, 2009 | Interim Reports |
| May 25, 2009 | Memorial Day-No School |
| May 27, 2009 | School Fire Drill #10 |
| May 29, 2009 | PTRG EVENT/MEETING- Field Day – Multi-Cultural Celebration (“P.E around the World”) |
| June 3, 2009 | Spring Showcase of Talents /School Play |
| June 4, 2009 | Early Release and Last Day of School for Students – (End of 4th Quarter) 4th Issue of Report Cards |
| June 5, 2009 | Teacher Planning Day – (Teachers’ Last Day) (Employee Planning 10) |