The Board of Education has approved the school calendar for 2001-2002, including 184 instructional days and a contingency plan for identifying days that will be used to make up lost instructional time due to emergency closings.

The first day of school for pupils will be Tuesday, September 4, 2001. The final day of school for pupils will be Wednesday, June 19, 2002.

School Calendar, 2001-2002

2001

June 29 Summer school teacher in-service (1/2 day)

July 2 First day of summer school, K-12

July 4 Holiday* - Independence Day

July 20 Last day of summer school, first session, grades 9-12

July 23 First day of summer school, second session, grades 9-12

July 27 Last day of summer school, grades 1-8

Aug. 10 Last day of summer school, second session, grades 9-12

Aug. 28-31 Professional days for teachers

Sept. 3 Holiday* Labor Day

Sept. 4 First day of school for pupils

Sept. 18 Rosh Hashanah - No school for pupils and teachers

Sept. 27 Yom Kippur - No school for pupils and teachers

Oct. 10 Professional day for all employees - No school for pupils

Oct. 19 Statewide Teachers Conference - No school for pupils and teachers

Nov. 22, 23 Holidays* - Thanksgiving

Dec. 24, 25 Holidays* - Christmas

Dec. 26-31 Winter break - No school for pupils and teachers

2002

Jan. 1 Holiday* New Year's Day

Jan. 21 Holiday* Martin L. King, Jr.'s Birthday

Jan. 30 Professional day for teachers - No school for pupils

Feb. 18 Holiday* - Presidents' Day

March 29,April 1Holidays* - Easter

April 2-5 Spring break - No school for pupils and teachers

May 27 Holiday* - Memorial Day

June 19 Last day of school for pupils; pupils dismissed after lunch

June 20 Professional day for teachers

*All administrative offices and schools are closed.

School Contingency Calendar, 2001-2002

If the school year should be disrupted by emergencies and schools are closed:

-5 days, the school year will be extended by one day to June 20.

-6 days, the school year will be extended by two days to June 20 and 21.

-7 days, the school year will be extended by three days to June 20 and 21, and schools will be open on April 5 of spring break.

-8 days, the school year will be extended by four days to June 20 and 21, and schools will be open on April 4 and 5 of spring break.

-9 days, the school year will be extended by five days to June 20 and 21, and schools will be open on April 3, 4 and 5 of spring break.