Academic Calendar 2011-2012

Below is a list of important district academic events for 2011-2012. Print this calendar by opening the PDF at the bottom of this post. Follow this link to view this information and more on the district events calendar.

2011
SEPTEMBER 6: K–12 attend a.m. only; no half-day kindergarten
SEPTEMBER 7: First day for half-day kindergarten

OCTOBER 11 through 14: MEAP Testing and Make-Up Testing
OCTOBER 14: Grades 6–8 attend a.m. only; grades 6–12 end of first six weeks
OCTOBER 17 through 19: MEAP Testing and Make-Up Testing
OCTOBER 19: Grades 9–12 attend a.m. only
OCTOBER 20 through 28: MEAP Make-Up Testing
OCTOBER 21: Grades 6–8 attend a.m. only; Grades 6–8 p.m. schedule in a.m.

NOVEMBER 4: End of nine-week marking period; no school
NOVEMBER 17: Grades K–5 attend a.m. only
NOVEMBER 18: Grades K–5 attend a.m. only
NOVEMBER 23: Schools Closed
NOVEMBER 24 through 25: Thanksgiving Recess – Schools Closed
NOVEMBER 30: Grades 9–12 exams

DECEMBER 1: Grades 9–12 attend a.m. only, exams
DECEMBER 2: End of second six weeks/first trimester; grades 6 –12 no school
DECEMBER 24 through JANUARY 8: Winter Recess – Schools Closed

2012

JANUARY 2 through 6: Winter Recess – Schools Closed
JANUARY 8: School begins
JANUARY 27: End of second nine weeks/End of third six weeks. Grades PEEP–12 attend a.m. only; a.m. kindergarten attends in a.m. only; grades K–12 follow a.m. schedule in a.m. No afternoon PEEP.
JANUARY 30: First day of third nine weeks/fourth six weeks/second semester

FEBRUARY 20: a.m. half-day kindergarten attend kindergarten all day on Monday, Feb. 20
FEBRUARY 20 through 23: p.m. half-day kindergarten attend kindergarten all day on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 2–20 through 2–23. No morning PEEP on Feb. 23.
FEBRUARY 24: Mid-Winter Break – Schools Closed

MARCH 6 through 8: MME/ACT Testing
MARCH 13: Grades 9–12 full day, exams
MARCH 14: Grades 9–12 full day, exams
MARCH 15: Grades 9–12 attend a.m. only, exams
MARCH 16: End of fourth six weeks/second trimester. Grades PEEP–12 no school.
MARCH 20 through 22: MME/ACT Make-Ups
MARCH 21: Kindergarten Orientation
MARCH 22: Grades 6–8 attend a.m. only; grades 6–8 follow p.m. schedule in the a.m.
MARCH 29: Grades PEEP–5 end of third nine weeks; grades PEEP–5 no school.
MARCH 30: Schools Closed

APRIL 2 through 6: Spring Break – Schools Closed
APRIL 19: Grades K–5 attend a.m. only; p.m. kindergarten attends a.m.; p.m. schedule in a.m. No PEEP.
APRIL 20: Grades K–5 attend a.m. only; p.m. kindergarten attends a.m.; p.m. schedule in a.m. No PEEP.

MAY 4: Grades 6–12 end of fifth six weeks; grades 6–8 attend a.m. only; grades 6–8 follow a.m. schedule in a.m. No PEEP.
MAY 28: Memorial Day – Schools Closed
MAY 29: KAMSC graduation at Chenery Auditorium 7 p.m.
MAY 31: Last day of school for morning PEEP.

JUNE 1: Last day of school for afternoon PEEP. Last day of school for seniors.
JUNE 4: Phoenix High graduation at Chenery Auditorium 7 p.m.
JUNE 5: K Central High graduation at Wings Stadium 7 p.m.
JUNE 6: Loy Norrix High graduation at Wings Stadium 7 p.m.
JUNE 11: Last day for a.m. kindergarten; Grades 9–11 full day, exams
JUNE 12: Last day for p.m. kindergarten; grades K–11 attend a.m. only; p.m. kindergarten attends a.m.; K–8 follows p.m. schedule in a.m.; grades 9–11 have exams.
JUNE 13: Last day of school for students. Grades K–11 attend a.m. only; no half-day kindergarten; grades K–8 follow a.m. schedule in a.m.; grades 9–11 have exams.

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Ever wonder how the calendar gets scheduled for the school year? There is a common calendar committee that meets every year, and it includes representation from Administration and Instructional staff from all nine school districts in Kalamazoo RESA, plus representation from Kalamazoo RESA itself. This committee is in charge of the massive coordination of the yearly schedules for all programs in all nine districts - both individual programs and joint programs (for example, Education for Employment, Education for the Arts, Special Education, Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, Testing requirements, etc.). The committee also must work in the exact amount of student-instruction hours as required by the state, and make sure those hours are balanced evenly as semesters or trimesters. Out of those efforts comes a plan for the school year's calendar.