PRAIRIE CENTRAL CUSD #8 2015-2016 SCHOOL CALENDAR

Approved 3/19/2015; Corrected 4/15/15

JULY 2015 AUGUST 2015 SEPTEMBER 2015

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att

1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 5

HOL X X X X 4

6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 9 10 11 12

HOL X X X X 4

13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 19

X X X X X 5

20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 22 23 24 25 26

TI TI 0 X X X X X 5

27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 28 29 30

X X X X X 5 X X X 3

Total 31 Total 21

X 1 Acc 27

Fairbury Fair Total 6

Heat Early-Out Acc 6

OCTOBER 2015 NOVEMBER 2015 DECEMBER 2015

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att

1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5

X X 2 X X X X X 5 X X X X 4

5 6 7 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 12

X X X X X 5 X X X X X 5 X X X X X 5

12 13 14 15 16 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 14 15 16 17 18 19

HOL X X X X 4 X X X X X 5 X X X X X 5

19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 27 28 21 22 23 24 25 26

X X X X X 5 X X X HOL NIA 3 X X NIA NIA HOL 2

26 27 28 29 30 31 30 28 29 30 31

X X X X X 5 X 1 NIA NIA NIA NIA 0

Total 21 Total 19 Total 16

Acc 48 Acc 67 Acc 83

JANUARY 2016 FEBRUARY 2016 MARCH 2016

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att

1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5

HOL 0 X X X X X 5 X X X X 4

4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12

X X X X X 5 X X X X FPT* 4 XH X X X X 5

11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19

X X X X TI 4 NIA X X X X 4 X X X X X 5

18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26

HOL X X X X 4 X X X X X 5 NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA 0

25 26 27 28 29 30 29 28 29 30 31

X X X X X 5 X 1 NIA X X X 3

Total 18 Total 19 Total 17

Acc 101 Acc 120 Acc 137

APRIL 2016 MAY 2016 JUNE 2016

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Att

1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4

X 1 X X X X X 5 XED XED TI 0

4 5 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11

X X X X X 5 X X X X X 5

11 12 13 14 15 16 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18

X X X X X 5 X X X X X 5

18 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25

X X X X X 5 X X XED XED XED 2

25 26 27 28 29 30 30 31 27 28 29 30

X X X X X 5 HOL XED 0

Total 21 Total 17 Total 0

Acc 158 Acc 175 School Closes Acc 175

School Begins 20-Aug Legal School Holidays Calendar Legend

School Closes 3-Jun Labor Day 7-Sep Lincoln's Birthday 12-Feb Student Attendance Day X

Pupil Attendance Days 175 Columbus Day 12-Oct Presidents' Day 15-Feb Teachers' Institute TI

Approved Institute Days 4 Veterans Day 11-Nov Pulaski Day 7-Mar Not in Attendance NIA

Approved Emergency Days 6 Thanksgiving Day 26-Nov Easter 27-Mar Holiday HOL

Approved Parent/Teacher Conferences* 1 Christmas Day 25-Dec Memorial Day 30-May Waived Holiday XH

TOTAL (185 OR MORE) 186 New Years Day 1-Jan Independence Day 4-Jul Parent-Teacher Confer FPT

ML King's Birthday 18-Jan 1/2 Day Improvement XHS

Emergency Day XED/ED

*Parent/teacher conferences will be held from 3 to 6:30 PM on 1-Oct & 2-Feb for 7-12; and 29-Oct & 3-Nov for all K-6. 12-Feb is scheduled as a

non-attendance day (Lincoln's Birthday and "FPT", or a traded day for conferences).

Prairie Central Community Unit School District No. 8

Official School Calendar for 2015-2016

Red-Letter Dates:

6-11-Aug - Registration for non-internet parents - any building

10-14-Aug - Schedule change for 7-12 students - PCJHS, PCHS (by appointment)

7-Aug - Prairie Central New Teacher Orientation

20-21-Aug - Teacher institutes (full-day)

** 24-Aug - 1st day for K-12 classes

25-Aug - 1st day for ECSE, Pre-K classes

1-Oct - Two-hour early dismissal (7-12 P/T conferences, 3:00 - 6:30 PM; PK-6

school improvement session)

2-Oct - Homecoming (two-hour early dismissal)

23-Oct - End of 1st quarter 43 days

29-Oct - Two-hour early dismissal (K-6 P/T conferences, 3:00 - 6:30 PM; 7-12

- school improvement session)

3-Nov Two-hour early dismissal (K-6 P/T conferences, 3:00 - 6:30 PM; 7-12

school improvement session)

22-Dec - End of 2nd quarter/semester 40 days

15-Jan - Teacher institute (full-day)

2-Feb - Two-hour early dismissal (7-12 P/T conferences, 3:00 - 6:30 PM; PK-6

school improvement session)

- Freshmen orientation (5:00 - 6:30 PM)

11-Mar - End of 3rd quarter 46 days

** 2-Jun - Students' last day/report cards 46 days

3-Jun - Teacher institute (full-day)

** Minimum five (5) clock hours

Early Dismissals Day(s)

One (1) Hour Early

Early Term Heat 24-Aug - 4-Sep

Day Before Holiday/Break 25-Nov, 22-Dec,18-Mar

First, Last Day of Student Attendance 24-Aug, 2-Jun

Two (2) Hours Early (hot lunch served)

PCHS Homecoming 2-Oct

School Improvement PK-6/Parent-Teacher Conferences 7-12 1-Oct, 2-Feb

School Improvement 7-12/Parent-Teacher Conferences PK-6 29-Oct, 3-Nov

Progress Report 9 Wk Days

Grading Periods Reports Cards (W/out ED)

1 24-Aug - 23-Oct 25-Sep 26-29-Oct 43

2 26-Oct - 22-Dec 25-Nov 8-Jan 40

3 4-Jan - 11-Mar 5-Feb 18-Mar 46

4 14-Mar - 2-Jun 22-Apr 2-Jun 46

175

Last Day/ Last Day/ Breaks

Emergency Days Used Staff Students Winter: 23-Dec (last attendance 22-Dec) -

None 25-May 24-May 1-Jan (everyone returns 4-Jan)

One 26-May 25-May Spring: 21-28-Mar (return 29-Mar)

Two 27-May 26-May

Three 31-May 27-May

Four 1-Jun 31-May

Five 2-Jun 1-Jun

Six 3-Jun 2-Jun

Recognized Holiday Date Observed

Labor Day 7-Sep

Columbus Day 12-Oct

Thanksgiving 26-27-Nov

Martin Luther King Day 18-Jan

Lincoln's Birthday 12-Feb with FPT

President’s Day 15-Feb

Good Friday 25-Mar In Spring Break

Easter Monday 28-Mar

Memorial Day 30-May

Special Events

PARCC Testing TBA

PCHS Baccalaureate 22-May

PCHS Commencement 27-May