MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

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1 SCHOOL YE AR THE CALENDAR MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

2 SCHOOL CALENDAR 2017 July 4 Tuesday Independence Day Schools and offices closed August Wednesday Friday Professional days for teachers August 28 September 1 Monday Friday Professional days for teachers September 4 Monday Labor Day Schools and offices closed September 5 Tuesday First day of school for students September 21 Thursday No school for students and teachers October 6 Friday Early release day for all students November 9 Thursday Early release day for all students 1st marking period ends November 10 Friday Early release day K 8 November 17 Friday Early release day K 8 November 22 Wednesday Early release day for all students Report card distribution November 23 & 24 Thursday and Friday Thanksgiving Schools and offices closed December Monday Friday Winter break No school for students and teachers; offices closed Dec. 25 SCHOOL CALENDAR 2018 January 1 Monday New Year s Day Schools and offices closed January 15 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Schools and offices closed January 25 Thursday Early release day for all students 2nd marking period ends January 26 Friday Professional day for teachers No school for students February 5 Monday Report card distribution February 19 Monday Presidents Day Schools and offices closed March 2 Friday Early release day for all students March 26 April 2 Monday Monday Spring Break No school for students and teachers; offices closed March 30 and April 2 April 9 Monday Early release day for all students 3rd marking period ends April 19 Thursday Report card distribution May 28 Monday Memorial Day Schools and offices closed June 12 Tuesday Last day of school for students Early release day for all students June 13 Wednesday Professional day for teachers June 21 Thursday Report cards mailed SCHOOL CONTINGENCY CALENDAR If the school year should be disrupted by emergencies and schools are closed three or more days, the first make-up day will be used on June 13, Other dates in 2018 identified as possible make-up days include January 26, March 26, March 27, June 14, and June 15.

3 FACTS ABOUT MCPS The Best Schools 37 National Blue Ribbon Schools The Best Staff 23,347 Employees (13,094 are teachers) 857 Teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards The Best Students 1631 Average SAT score 65.5% Students taking at least one AP exam (Class of 2016) 72.4% Kindergarten students reading text level 6 by the end of 2016 The Best System Recipient of the 2010 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; A Gold Medal school system for 13 years, by Expansion Management magazine WELCOME TO THE SCHOOL YEAR! We hope that you find this year s Comprehensive Staff Calendar useful. As always, the staff calendar is packed with important dates to remember and systemwide information. An interactive calendar also can be found online through the MCPS calendar tool. The tool is customizable and users are able to build their own calendar based on select categories. You can view the days schools are open and closed, Board of Education meeting information, fine arts events, cultural and religious holidays, and much more. The calendar can be displayed by month or up to 12 months at a time. You can download it on your computer or mobile device in ical format to Outlook or other calendar programs. The calendar can be accessed from the home page of the MCPS website or directly at Have an outstanding school year! Demographics ( ) 159,010 students from 157 countries speaking 150 Languages 21.3% Black or African American 14.3% Asian 30.1% Hispanic/Latino 29.3% White <5.0% Two or more races <5.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native <5.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 34.6% Free and Reduced-price Meals 11.7% Special Education 14.2% ESOL

4 MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. Michael A. Durso President Dr. Judith Docca Vice President Ms. Jeanette E. Dixon Mrs. Shebra L. Evans Mrs. Patricia O Neill Ms. Jill Ortman-Fouse Mrs. Rebecca Smondrowski Mr. Matthew Post Student Member BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS 2017 THURSDAY, JULY P.M. Swearing In of Student Board Member TUESDAY, JULY A.M. MONDAY, JULY P.M. THURSDAY, AUGUST A.M. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER A.M. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER P.M. Meeting with MCEA MONDAY, SEPTEMBER P.M. MONDAY, OCTOBER P.M. Meeting with MCAAP TUESDAY, OCTOBER A.M. THURSDAY, OCTOBER P.M. Meeting with SEIU Local 500 MONDAY, OCTOBER P.M. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER P.M. Meeting with MCCPTA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER :30 P.M. Facilities and Boundaries Hearing MONDAY, NOVEMBER :30 P.M. Facilities and Boundaries Hearing WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER P.M. Facilities and Boundaries Worksession TUESDAY, NOVEMBER A.M. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER P.M. Facilities and Boundaries Worksession MONDAY, NOVEMBER P.M. Facilities and Boundaries Decisions TUESDAY, DECEMBER A.M. THURSDAY, DECEMBER P.M. Meeting with MCR, MCJC and SGA Leaders THURSDAY, JANUARY :30 P.M. Operating Budget Hearing TUESDAY, FEBRUARY A.M. THURSDAY, MARCH P.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY P.M. Meeting with MCAAP 2018 TUESDAY, JANUARY A.M. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY :30 P.M. Operating Budget Hearing THURSDAY, JANUARY P.M. Operating Budget Work Session THURSDAY, JANUARY P.M. Operating Budget Work Session MONDAY, FEBRUARY P.M. THURSDAY, MARCH :30 P.M. Facilities and Boundaries Hearing THURSDAY, MARCH P.M. Facilities and Boundaries Worksession THURSDAY, APRIL A.M. TUESDAY, APRIL P.M. TUESDAY, MAY A.M. MONDAY, MAY P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE A.M. MONDAY, JUNE P.M.

5 POSITIONS FIRST WORK DAY LAST WORK DAY Supporting Services Working Less Than 12 Months 9-mo. Cafe. Wkr. I (7510), 9-mo. Café. Mgr. II (7641) 8/31/17 6/4/18 Off. Asst. II (4020), Sch. Sec. I & II (4210, 4230), Special Projects Coord. (6391), Field Trip Assistant (9480) NO-WORK, NO-PAY DAYS 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 1/19/18, 1/22/18, 1/23/18, 1/24/18, 1/25/18, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 8/22/17 6/19/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Media Assistant (6625) 8/22/17 6/19/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Speech/Language Pathology Asst. (6530), Spec Ed Paraeducators (6450, 6550), Physical Therapy Asst (6940), Interpreter for Hearing Impaired I & II (6560,6570), Occupational Therapy Asst. (6580) Bus Attendant Spec Ed (6510), Bus Operator I & II (9210, 9320), Radio Bus Operator (9325), Bus Operator I Permanent Sub (9490) 8/30/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 8/31/17 6/14/18 9/1/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Food Svcs. Field Mgr (7740) 8/28/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Cafe. Permanent Sub (7531), Food Services Satellite Mgr. I, II, III (7600, 7610, 7615) 8/30/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Security Asst. (5190), Student Monitor (6780), Parent/Community Coord. (6500), Teacher Asst. (6590), Paraeducator (6600, 6602, 6603, 6604, 6605, 6860), Dual Enrlmnt Assist. (6540) 8/30/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Lunch Hour Aide (permanent) (6490, 6491) 9/5/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Head Start Paraeducator (6700) 8/28/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Social Services Assistant (6990) 8/28/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Cafe. Wkr. I (7511), Warehouse Worker (9310), Truck Driver/Warehouse Worker (9330) 8/31/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 English Composition Asst. (6690) 8/30/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Security Team Leader (5130) 8/29/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 CPF Wkr I (7520), Catering Svcs. Wkr. (7525), CPF Food Svc Sanitation Tech (7540) 8/25/17 6/8/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 CPF Wkr. II (7560) 8/24/17 6/8/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Cafeteria Managers I, II, III, IV (7620, 7640, 7661, 7680) 8/29/17 6/14/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 Media Service Technicians (6640) 8/22/17 6/19/18 9/21/17, 12/26/17, 12/27/17, 12/28/17, 12/29/17, 3/26/18, 3/27/18, 3/28/18, 3/29/18 OTHER EMPLOYEES Work Schedules 11-mo. Assistant School Administrators (0644) 7/1/17 6/13/18 Teachers 8/23/17 6/13/18 12-mo. Employees 7/1/17 6/30/18 The term holiday on the pages of this calendar indicates dates for which employees are compensated but are not normally required to work (if the holiday falls within the employee s work schedule). For more information about employee work schedules, please visit the Department of Employee and Retiree Services webpage on the MCPS website.

6 ROCKVILLE, MD FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS Custom Printing for Schools Get Attention. Get the word out. Get Results. student planners journals tickets programs and playbills literary magazines posters and flyers banners Certificates Check us out! Playbills Search EGPS on the MCPS website Call or to start your next project or campaign Tickets Wood Acres Elementary School Student Daily Planner Grades 3 5 Student Name Teacher Name 5800 Cromwell Drive Bethesda, Maryland Fax: Journals Planners General Information MCPS Call Center Appeals and Transfers Board of Education Boundaries for School Attendance (10 a.m. 3 p.m., M-F) Central Records (records of former students) Chief Academic Officer Chief of Staff Chief Operating Officer Chief Technology Officer Child Find (developmental screening for children ages 3 5) Curriculum and Instructional Programs Deputy Superintendent of School Support and Improvement Early Childhood Education (programs and services) Emergency Announcements (school closings, delayed openings, etc.) Employee and Retiree Services ESFCU Educational Systems Federal Credit Union ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Food and Nutrition Services (school meals) Gifted and Talented/Magnet Programs Head Start Help Desk Homework Hotline Live Human Resources and Development (personnel services) ICB Community Use of Schools Language Assistance Services Unit (LASU) (translation and interpretation) MCAAP MC Association of Administrators and Principals MCCPTA (9 a.m. 2 p.m., M-F) MC Council of Parent Teacher Associations MCEA Montgomery County Education Association Public Information and Web Services Reporting and Regulatory Accountability (policies and records) Residency and International Admissions Safe Schools Hotline School Support and Improvement SEIU Local 500 Service Employees International Union Shared Accountability (research and testing) Sign Language Interpreting Services or 1801 Special Education Services Student and Family Support and Engagement/Volunteers/SSL/SGA Student, Family and School Services Summer School Superintendent of Schools Transportation Tuition Reimbursement

7 RECURRING MEETINGS A&S PGS Implementation Team, MCAAP, 8:30 10:30 a.m. 2017: 9/22, 10/20, 11/17, 12/ : 1/19, 2/23, 3/23, 4/20, 5/18, 6/15 Bridge Plan Scoring, CESC Auditorium, 8 a.m. 4 p.m. 2017: 9/25, 10/24, 11/17, 12/ : 1/31, 2/22, 3/22, 4/26, 5/9, 5/22, 6/27 College/Career Information Coordinators Mtg., 8:30 11:30 a.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/25, 12/6 2018: 1/10, 2/9, 3/16 (Joint HS RC/CCIC), 4/18, 5/23, 6/8 Counselors, PCCs, PPWs, Psychologists Cluster Mtgs., Location TBD by Team, 8:30 10 a.m. 2017: 9/29, 10/27, 12/ : 1/19, 2/23, 3/23, 4/27, 5/11, 6/1 ES Principals Curriculum Update, Festival, Large Room, 2017: 10/4 (Rocking Horse Road Center), 10/5, 10/6, 11/2, 11/3, 11/30, 12/1 2018: 2/1, 2/2, 3/1, 3/2, 5/3, 5/4 HS English RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:15 4:45 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/11, 11/15, 12/ : 1/10, 2/14, 3/14, 4/11, 5/9 HS ESOL RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:30 4:45 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/18, 11/15, 12/ : 2/14, 3/14, 4/18, 5/16 HS Health/Phys. Ed. RT Mtg., Rock Terrace, 3 4:30 p.m. 2017: 9/27, 10/25, 12/ : 1/17, 2/21, 3/7 (combined w/ms RTs 3:30 5 p.m.), 5/16 HS Math RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:15 4:45 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/ : 1/10, 2/21, 3/14, 4/11, 5/9 HS Principals PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/4, 11/1, 12/6 2018: 1/3, 2/7, 3/7, 4/4, 5/2 HS Science, Technology, & Engineering RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:15 5:15 p.m. 2017: 9/27, 10/18, 11/15, 12/ : 1/17, 2/21, 3/14, 4/18, 5/9 HS Social Studies RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:15 4:45 p.m. 2017: 9/27, 10/18, 11/15, 12/ : 1/17, 2/21, 3/14, 4/18, 5/9 ITSS, CTI, 8 a.m. noon 2017: 9/12, 10/10, 11/14, 12/ : 1/9, 2/13, 3/13, 4/10, 5/8, 6/12 LDACC, MCAAP, 8:30 10:30 a.m. 2017: 9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/ : 1/17, 2/21, 4/18, 5/16, 6/13 MCAAP Board of Directors Mtg., MCAAP, 3 5:30 p.m. 2017: 9/20, 10/18, 11/15, 12/ : 1/17, 2/21, 3/21, 4/18, 5/16 MCITP Collaboration Council Mtg., MCEA, 1 3 p.m. 2017: 7/18, 9/19, 11/ : 1/16, 3/20, 5/15 MS ELD Teacher Coaches Collaboration Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 2017: 9/27, 10/25, 11/16, 12/ : 2/21, 3/21, 4/25, 5/23 MS ESOL Content Specialists Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 3:30 4:45 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/6 2018: 2/7, 3/7, 4/11, 5/9 MS & HS Fine Arts RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:45 5:15 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/ : 2/14, 3/14, 5/9 MS & HS RTSE Mtg., 1 4 p.m. 2017: 9/27, 10/ : 1/24, 2/28, 4/25, 5/23 MS & HS World Languages RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:45 5:15 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/11, 11/15, 12/ : 1/10, 2/14, 3/14, 4/18, 5/9 MS English RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:45 5:15 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/11, 11/15, 12/ : 1/10, 2/14, 3/14, 4/11, 5/9 MS Health/Phys. Ed. RT Mtg., Rock Terrace, 3:30 5 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/11, 12/ : 1/10, 2/7, 3/7 (combined w/hs RTs), 5/9 MS Math RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:45 5:15 p.m. 2017: 9/13, 10/11, 11/8, 12/ : 1/10, 2/21, 3/14, 4/11, 5/9 MONDAY August 21, 2017 MS Principals PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. 2017: 9/27, 10/25, 11/ : 1/31, 2/28, 3/21, 4/25, 5/23 MS Science, Technology & Engineering RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 3:45 5:45 p.m. 2017: 9/27, 10/18, 11/15, 12/ : 1/17, 2/21, 3/14, 4/18, 5/9 MS Social Studies RT Mtg., Richard Montgomery HS, 4 5:30 p.m. 2017: 9/27, 10/18, 11/15, 12/ : 1/17, 2/21, 3/14, 4/18, 5/9 PEP Itinerant Teachers PLC, CESC, Room 223, 1 4 p.m. 2017: 8/23 (8:30 11:30 a.m.), 10/10 (8:30 11:30 a.m.), 12/ : 2/6, 4/19, 5/23 PPW Collaboration Council, MCEA, 2:45 4:30 p.m. 2017: 9/12, 10/10, 11/14, 12/ : 1/9, 2/13, 3/13, 4/10, 5/8, 6/12 SSPGS Implementation Team, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, 2 4 p.m. 2017: 7/13, 8/10, 9/14, 10/ : 1/11, 2/8, 3/8, 4/12, 5/10, 6/14 SSPGS PAR Panel, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 2017: 7/18, 8/15, 9/19 (Redwood Room), 10/17, 11/21, 12/ : 1/18 (Redwood Room), 2/22 (Redwood Room), 3/20, 4/17, 5/15, 6/20, 7/18 (Redwood Room) Title I PLC, MCAAP, 11:45 a.m. 4 p.m. 2017: 10/6, 11/3, 12/1 2018: 1/5, 2/2, 3/2, 4/6, 5/4 TPGS Implementation Team Mtg., MCEA, 8:30 10:30 a.m. 2017: 7/19, 8/23, 9/27, 10/25, 11/29, 12/ : 1/24, 2/21, 3/28, 4/25, 5/30, 6/20 TPGS PAR Panel, MCEA, 8:30 a.m. 6 p.m. 2017: 9/7, 10/5, 11/2, 12/7, 12/ : 1/4, 2/1, 3/8, 3/15, 3/19, 3/22, 4/5, 5/3, 5/17, 5/21, 5/31, 6/7 NON-MCPS CONFERENCES FOR July Scholastic Reading Summit 2017, Dulles, Virginia October School Library Journal (SLJ) Leadership Summit 2017, Nashville, TN Maryland Association of School Librarians Annual Conference, Upper Marlboro, MD MD School Psychologists Assn. Fall Conference, TBD MSEA Convention (Schools open) November Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Young Adult Services Symposium, Louisville, KY American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference, Phoenix, AZ February National Assn. of School Psychologists Convention, Chicago, IL March Maryland Statewide D/HOH Teachers Conference, McDaniel College, April MD School Psychologists Association Spring Conference, TBD May Common Ground 2018, Ocean City, MD June Superintendent s A&S Meetings Location(s) to be confirmed THURSDAY November 9, :30 4 p.m. THURSDAY January 25, :30 4 p.m MD School Psychologists Association Summer Institute, TBD American Library Association (ALA), 2018 Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Annual Conference 2018, Chicago, IL MONDAY April 9, :30 4 p.m. TUESDAY June 26, 2018

8 JULY 2017 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE HOLIDAY Independence Day Schools and offices closed DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Independence Day Guru Purnima (Hindu) Asalha Puja/Dharma Day Chokhor Duchen (Tibetan) MEETINGS AND EVENTS Student Board Member Swearing In, CESC Auditorium, 7 p.m. Elementary & Secondary Interns, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary & Secondary Interns, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, ESY 4-Week Program Pre-Service for Staff ESY 5-Week Program Pre-Service for Staff Elementary & Secondary Interns, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, ESY 4-Week Program Begins for Students ESY 5-Week Program Begins for Students HS RC Mtg. (Joint MS RC), 8:30 11:30 a.m. Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Planning MS RC/Dept. Chair Mtg. (Joint HS RC), noon 3 p.m. 10 Aug BELL Summer Program ELO SAIL and STEP Programs Head Start Summer School Program, 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m Board of Education Mtg. CESC, 10 a.m. Elementary AP2 Seminar, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, 1 4:30 p.m. School Psychologists Summer In-Service Day, Festival, 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary AP2 Seminar, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, 1 4:30 p.m. Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary AP2 Seminar, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, 1 4:30 p.m. School Psychologists Summer In-Service Day, Festival, 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, High School Summer School Session I Ends Drive for Supplies Press Conference & Supply Pick Up, Richard Montgomery HS, 9 a.m. 2 p.m. High School Summer School Session II Teacher Prep Day High School Summer School Session II Begins Pre-K/Head Start Teacher Training, Central Services Administrators Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary AP1 Seminar, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary AP1 Seminar, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, New SDT Training, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary AP1 Seminar, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, New SDT Training, Upcounty Regional Services Center, PBIS Returning Team Conference, Old Mill HS, Millersville, MD, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary AP1 Seminar, CESC/Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, New SDT Training, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Secondary AP1 Seminar, CESC/45 W. Gude, Flagpole/Maple Room, Elementary AP1 Seminar, Upcounty Regional Services Center, Third Floor, Room C, Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 6 p.m. GOT NEWS TO SHARE? Help us spread the word about our great schools, great staff, and great students. Send an to thebulletin@mcpsmd.org or call TELL US ALL ABOUT IT! The Bulletin is always on the lookout for stories about inspirational people, school events and other happenings throughout MCPS. Got a cool classroom project your colleagues should know about? Does your office have a best practice that would benefit others?

9 JUNE JULY 2017 AUGUST SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TESTING DATES July HSA Government (Paper) July HSA Administration (Online) July HSA Biology (Paper) July HSA Make-ups for Government and Biology (Paper) HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed R E S O U R C E T E A C H E R D A Y S S C H O O L L E A D E R S H I P W E E K = Pay Day = Attendance collection

10 AUGUST 2017 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE 23 Sept. 1 Professional Days for Teachers DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) Farvardegan, Muktad, Gatha Prayers Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu) Feast of Assumption Ulambama Day (Mahayana, Theravada) Parsi New Year Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) MEETINGS AND EVENTS High School Summer School Session II Ends ESY 4-Week Program Ends High School Summer School Graduation Rehearsal, Richard Montgomery HS, 2 p.m SLMP New Media Specialists (NEO), College Gardens ES, High School Summer School Graduation, Richard Montgomery HS, 11 a.m MS/HS RC Summer Leadership Mtg., TBD, 8:30 3 p.m BELL Summer Program Ends ELO SAIL and STEP Programs End ESY 5-Week Program Ends ES Counselors Cluster Representative Leadership In-Service, TBD, 9 a.m. noon New RT/CS Training, CESC Auditorium, All New Counselor Training Elementary New Educator Orientation, Northwest HS, 7:15 a.m. 5 p.m. New RT/CS Training, CESC Auditorium, Secondary New Educator Orientation, Clarksburg HS, 7:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m Elementary New Educator Orientation, Northwest HS, 7:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m. New RT/CS Training, CESC Auditorium, Secondary New Educator Orientation, Clarksburg HS, 7:15 a.m. 5 p.m New Educator Orientation, Special Educators Only, Clarksburg HS, 7:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m A&S Mtg., TBD, First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, METS Professional Development & Collaboration Mtg., CTI, 8:15 a.m. 3 p.m. SLMP Back-to-School Professional Learning Day, Gaithersburg HS, 7:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 8:30 a.m. 1 p.m. OT/PT Staff Mtg., Festival, 8:30 11:30 am Vision Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 8:30 a.m. 1 p.m Food and Nutrition Services In-Service Day School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m. Transition Support Teacher Summit, Spring Mill Field Office, 8 a.m. 3 p.m Central Services Administrators Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Food and Nutrition Services In-Service Day Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 11 a.m. Outdoor Environmental Education Organizer s Mtg., First Semester Schools, Lathrop E. Smith Center, 3:45 5:45 p.m. Student Orientation Day Transportation Orientation Copy-Plus FREE for MCPS teachers SOLUTIONS to reduce time copying materials for classes All the same features available on large copiers in schools. Several standard documents, including student assessments. ORDER ONLINE! AVERAGE TURN-AROUND 7 school days. Seasonal peaks in demand will increase service times. Current times are posted weekly on the Copy-Plus home page. SEARCH Copy-Plus on the MCPS website to find out more. departments/copyplus/ CALL or copyplus@mcpsmd.org

11 JULY AUGUST 2017 SEPTEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SAT Administered = Pay Day = Attendance collection

12 SEPTEMBER 2017 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE HOLIDAY Labor Day Schools and offices closed First day of school for students No school for students and teachers DAYS OF COMMEMORATION First Installation of Adi Granth Eid al-adha: Feast of the Sacrifice Labor Day Pitru Paksh (Hindu) Vishwakarma Puja (Hindu) Rosh Hashanah Navaratri (Hindu) Durga Puja (Hindu) Dussehra (Hindu) Yom Kippur MEETINGS AND EVENTS Pre-K Special Education Home Visits No school for Pre-K special education students Pre-K/Head Start Home Visits No school for Pre-K/Head Start students Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Staff Development ES Beginning-of-Year/Accountability Voluntary Refresher Training (No Sub Provided), Festival, 12:30 3:30 p.m. ES & MS New ESOL Teacher Accountability Training Session 1 of 2, Festival, 8:30 11:30 a.m. HS ACCUPLACER (HSAP) Team Leaders Mtg., TBD, 12:30 2 p.m. Montgomery County Youth Chorus Rehearsals Start, TBD, 6:45 8:45 p.m. Outdoor Environmental Education Residential Program s Open House, Lathrop E. Smith Center, 5:30 8 p.m. Pre-K Special Education Professional Learning, CTI, 9 11:30 a.m. or 1:15 3:45 p.m PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m. Pre-K/Head Start Back-to-School Mtg., TBD, 3:30 4:30 p.m DTECPS Staggered opening begins for Pre-K/Head Start classes Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m Board of Education Mtg. w/mcea, 7 p.m. Biannual Private/Religious Schools Consultation Mtg. for Administrators and Parents/Guardians, CESC Auditorium, 9:30 11:30 a.m Elementary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, New SDT Training, Festival, School Financial Specialists Mtg., CESC, Room 114, 1 3:30 p.m D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 1 3 p.m. Dual Enrollment Program Assistants Mtg., TBD, 12:30 2 p.m. Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches and Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, School Business Administrators PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m Central Services Administrators Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, EPAT, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., Festival, 8:30 11:30 a.m. 15 Oct Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month Elementary & Secondary Interns, CESC, Room 162T, School Psychologists Orientation Mtg., CESC, Room 50, 8:30 10:30 a.m All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, D/HOH Auditory Communication Specialists Mtg., 8:30 10:30 a.m. First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, JROTC Mtg., TBD, noon 2 p.m. New Head Start Teacher Training, TBD, 1:30 4 p.m All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, Building Service In-Service Day, 7:30 a.m. noon DOT In-Service Day School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 6 p.m. All-County Jazz Ensemble Auditions, Robert Frost MS, 4 9 p.m. Elementary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Redwood Room, Principals PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 4 p.m. Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, Festival, All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., CTI, MS AP PLC, MCAAP, a.m. Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, nd Year SDT Professional Learning, Festival, ES Reading Specialists and Media Specialists Joint Professional Learning, CTI, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. HS RC Mtg., 8:30 11:30 a.m. Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, TBD, All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All-Purpose Room, Future Administrators Workshop (FAW), Festival, 4:30 6:30 p.m. SLMP Secondary Professional Learning, CTI, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m ES AP/ASA PLC, MCAAP, p.m. HS AP/ASA/Coordinator PLC, MCAAP, a.m.

13 AUGUST SEPTEMBER 2017 OCTOBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 TESTING DATES September Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) First Day of School for Students 1st Marking Period Begins HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed 1st Semester Begins ACT Administered No school for students and teachers = Pay Day = Attendance collection

14 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE Early Release Day K 12 DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Mehergan Sukkot Columbus Day Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah Diwali (Hindu) Birth of the Báb Gurugadhi Guru Granth Sahib MEETINGS AND EVENTS Board of Education Mtg. w/mcaap, 7 p.m. Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Planning (Telework optional) Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, Festival, 11:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m nd Year RT/CS Training, Festival, MS ESOL Professional Development & Collaboration Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 8 11 a.m p.m. Pre-K Special Education Parent Educator PLC, CTI, 9:15 a.m. noon OT/PT Staff Mtg., Festival, 8:30 11:30 a.m. Walk to School Day Elementary LC Coordinators Mtg., 9 11:30 a.m. ES Accountability Voluntary Refresher Training (No Sub Provided), Rocking Horse Road Center, 12:30 3:30 p.m. ES & MS New ESOL Teacher Accountability Training Session 2 of 2, Rocking Horse Road Center, 8:30 11:30 a.m. Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, TBD, 12:30 3:30 p.m D/HOH Interpreter/Transliterator Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 1:30 3:30 p.m. (ES only) ES Counselors Cluster Representative Leadership Mtg., CESC, 1:30 3:30 p.m. School Community United in Partnership (SCUP) Conference, USG, 8 a.m. 12:30 p.m Open House K Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m. Elementary & Secondary Interns, CESC, Room 162T, SLMP Media Services Technicians Professional Learning, 10 a.m. noon Elementary LAD Principals Mtg., 9 11:30 a.m. OCTOBER ES Special Education Teachers Mtg., Upcounty Regional Services Center, Rooms A & B, a.m. and p.m. sessions Future Administrators Workshop (FAW), Festival, 4:30 6:30 p.m. MCBOA/SBA PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Pre-K Teachers Training, TBD, No school for general education Pre-K students Transition Support Teachers Mtg., Spring Mill Field Office, 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m Central Services Administrators Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 8:30 11:30 a.m. PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, School Psychologists Orientation Mtg., CESC, Room 50, 8:30 10:30 a.m. Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, National School Bus Safety Week All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All-Purpose Room, D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 10 a.m. noon Elementary NGSS MP2 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, CTI, New RT/CS Training, Festival, SLMP ES PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, E&S Reading Room, 1:30 3:30 p.m. or 4:30 6:30 p.m Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, Career and Postsecondary Partnerships RT Mtg., TBD, 3 5 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP2 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, First Year ESOL Teacher Cohort, Festival, Hoffman Room, 8:30 11:30 a.m. MS Resource Counselors/Dept. Chair Mtg., 8:30 11:30 a.m. Second Year ESOL Teacher Cohort, Festival, Hoffman Room, 12:30 3:30 p.m. SLMP MS PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, E&S Reading Room, 1 3 p.m Board of Education Mtg. w/seiu Local 500, 7 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP2 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches and Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Head Start Teachers Training, TBD, No school for Head Start students New SDT Training, Festival, SLMP HS PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, TBD, 1 3 p.m All ES Counselors Mtg., CESC Auditorium, 9 a.m. noon Central Services Mtg. with Principals, Festival, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Elementary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, New Paraeducator Orientation, Richard Montgomery HS, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 6 p.m. Assistant Principals Level-Alike PAR Panel, MCAAP, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Central Services/Business & Operations Administrators PAR Panel, MCAAP, 1 3 p.m. Novice Principal Level-Alike PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8:30 10:30 a.m Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Staff Development Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, th Grade Strathmore Concerts Board of Education Mtg. w/mccpta, 7 p.m. Elementary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary NGSS MP2 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, Elementary SDTs/Leaders, Session 1, Festival, Future Administrators Workshop (FAW), Festival, 4:30 6:30 p.m Elementary NGSS MP2 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, Elementary SDTs/Leaders, Session 1, Festival, Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m EPAT, CTI, noon 3:30 p.m. ES Principals PLC, CTI, 8 a.m. noon School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m Montgomery County Community Service Day Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, Festival, Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, Festival, 11:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

15 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2017 NOVEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Early Release Day for All Students Planning/grades/interims SAT Administered PSAT Administered TESTING DATES October Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) = Pay Day = Attendance collection ACT Administered

16 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE Early Release Day K 12; end of quarter planning; Parent conferences; No school for Pre-K/ Head Start students Early Release Day K 8; Parent conferences; No school for Pre-K/Head Start students Early Release Day K Early Release Day K HOLIDAY Thanksgiving Schools and offices closed DAYS OF COMMEMORATION All Saints Day Lhabab Duchen (Tibetan) Veterans Day Birth of Bahá u lláh Birth of Guru Nanak Dev ji Thanksgiving Day American Indian Heritage Day Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Gita Jayanti (Hindu) MEETINGS AND EVENTS American Indian Heritage Month Speech and Language Services site visits nd Year SDT Professional Learning, Festival, Elementary & Secondary Interns, CESC, Room 162T, Board of Education Facilities and Boundaries Hearing, CESC Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. D/HOH Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 4:30 6:30 p.m. Montgomery County Youth Chorus Concert, TBD, 7:30 p.m. Pre-K Special Education Professional Learning, CTI, 9 11:30 a.m. or 1:15 3:45 p.m. No school for Pre-K special education students Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, Spring Mill Field Office, 12:30 3:30 p.m All Counselors Conference, 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 8:30 11:30 a.m. NOVEMBER Board of Education Facilities and Boundaries Hearing, CESC Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. School Psychologists Orientation Mtg., CESC, Room 50, 8:30 10:30 a.m All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Jr. Honors Band and Orchestra Auditions, Gaithersburg HS, 6 10 p.m. National Hispanic College Fair, Bohrer Park, Gaithersburg, 8 a.m. 1 p.m. PEP Advisory Council, CESC, Room 223, 4 5 p.m. Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Board of Education Facilities and Boundaries Work Session, CESC, 5 p.m. All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All-Purpose Room, Elementary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Planning MS & HS Math Cluster RT Mtg., 3:45 5:15 p.m A&S Mtg., TBD, 1:30 4 p.m. Central Services PLC, MCAAP, 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. D/HOH Interpreter/Transliterator Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 1 2:30 p.m. (MS & HS only) ES Counselors Program Study Mtg., CESC, 1:30 3:30 p.m. Parent Conferences No school for Pre-K/Head Start Students PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m Central Services Administrators Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, nd Grade Strathmore Concerts Maryland School Psychology Week Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m. MCPS Senior Honors Band and Orchestra Auditions, Rockville HS, 6-10 p.m. MS AP/ASA/Coordinator PLC, MCAAP, a.m. MS Honors Chorus Auditions, TBD, 4:45 8:45 p.m. Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, SLMP MS PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, E&S Reading Room, 1 3 p.m Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches and Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, MS ESOL Professional Development & Collaboration Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. MS Honors Chorus Auditions, TBD, 4:45 8:45 p.m. Secondary SDT/Leaders Professional Learning Session 1, Festival, SLMP HS PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, TBD, 1 3 p.m Board of Education Facilities and Boundaries Work Session, CESC, 5 p.m. D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 1 3 p.m. First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, IT Foundation Computer Lab Gifting Ceremony, Clarksburg HS, 9:30 a.m. MS Honors Chorus Auditions, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. MS, 4:45 8:45 p.m. School Business Administrators PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Secondary SDT/Leaders Professional Learning Session 1, Festival, SLMP ES PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, E&S Reading Room, 1:30 3:30 p.m. or 4:30 6:30 p.m School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m Elementary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary Schools Receive Report Cards in Pony Secondary Schools Receive Report Cards by Special Delivery Board of Education Facilities and Boundaries Decisions, CESC, 6 p.m New RT/CS Training, Festival, Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m.

17 OCTOBER NOVEMBER 2017 DECEMBER SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY st Marking Period Ends Early Release Day K 12 Parent conferences; No school for Pre-K/ Head Start students 2nd Marking Period Begins Early Release Day K 8 Parent conferences; No school for Pre-K/ Head Start students SAT Administered Grade Submissions Due by 2 p.m. Early Release Day K Early Release Day K Report Card Distribution HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed = Pay Day = Attendance collection

18 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed Winter Break No school for students and teachers DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Feast of the Immaculate Conception Hannukah (Chanukah) Yaldaa Christmas 26 Jan. 1.. Kwanzaa MEETINGS AND EVENTS ACCESS for ELLs Self-Directed Online Test Administrator Certification Training (Window Opens) MS Resource Counselors/Dept. Chair Mtg., 8:30 11:30 a.m. PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 8:30 11:30 a.m School Psychologists Orientation Mtg., CESC, Room 50, 8:30 10:30 a.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m. Elementary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, HS AP/ASA/Coordinator PLC, MCAAP, a.m. New SDT Training, Festival, Pre-K Teachers Training, TBD, No school for general education Pre-K students SLMP ES Professional Learning, 8:30 a.m. noon or 12:30 4 p.m Career and Postsecondary Partnerships RT Mtg., TBD, 3 5 p.m. First Year ESOL Teacher Cohort, Festival, Hoffman Room, 12:30 3:30 p.m. MS & HS RTSE Countywide Special Education Professional Development, Second Year ESOL Teacher Cohort, Festival, Hoffman Room, 8:30 11:30 a.m. Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Board of Education Mtg. w/mcr, MCJC, and SGA Leaders, CESC Auditorium, 7 p.m. 2nd Year SDT Professional Learning, Festival, ES AP PLC, MCAAP, p.m. First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, Future Administrators Workshop (FAW), Festival, 4:30 6:30 p.m. OT/PT Staff Mtg., CESC Auditorium, 1:30 4 p.m. SLMP Media Services Technicians Professional Learning, 10 a.m. noon DECEMBER Elementary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, EPAT, CTI, noon 3:30 p.m. ES Principals PLC, CTI, 8 a.m. noon MCPS Jazz and Swing Choir Adjudication, Sherwood HS, noon 4 p.m. PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m. School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m Automotive Trades Foundation Used Car Sale and IT Foundation Used Computer Sale, Gaithersburg HS, 9 11 a.m. (Snow date 12/16) Big Band Jazz Adjudication, Sherwood HS, 8 a.m. 6 p.m Central Services Administrators Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary SDTs/Leaders, Session 2, Festival, ES New Counselor Training, CESC, 1:30 3:30 p.m. Principals PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 4 p.m D/HOH Auditory Communication Specialists Mtg., 8:30 10:30 a.m. Elementary SDTs/Leaders, Session 2, Festival, Future Administrators Workshop (FAW), Make-up Session, CESC, Room 162T, 4:30 6:30 p.m. Head Start Teachers Training, TBD, No school for Head Start students JROTC Mtg., TBD, noon 2 p.m Elementary & Secondary Interns, CESC, Room 162T, ES Special Education Teachers Countywide Special Education Professional Development, Festival, HS RC Mtg., 8:30 11:30 a.m nd Year RT/CS Training, Festival, Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches and Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Future Administrators Workshop (FAW), Refresher, CESC, Room 162T, 4:30 7 p.m. MCBOA/SBA PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Transition Support Teachers Mtg., Spring Mill Field Office, 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m ACCESS for ELLs Self-Directed Online Test Administrator Certification Training (Window Closes) Central Services Mtg. with Principals, Festival, 8 a.m. 5 p.m Assistant Principals Level-Alike PAR Panel, MCAAP, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Central Services/Business & Operations Administrators PAR Panel, MCAAP, 1 3 p.m. Novice Principal Level-Alike PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8:30 10:30 a.m. Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 1 3 p.m Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, School Financial Specialists Mtg., CESC, Room 114, 1 3:30 p.m Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m Building Service Managers Winter Cluster Mtg., 8:30 11 a.m. Language Line Telephone Interpretation Services Language Line is a resource available to all MCPS personnel for interpretation needs. The Language Assistance Services Unit (LASU) manages and monitors this service for MCPS. Language Line is authorized only for telephone interpretation services when other resources have been exhausted OR for short encounters (20 minutes or less). For more information visit departments/lasu/languageline.aspx

19 NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2017 JANUARY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TESTING DATES December Fall PARCC Online (HS only) December Fall PARCC Paper (HS only) SAT Administered ACT Administered HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed WINTER BREAK No school for students and teachers WINTER BREAK No school for students and teachers WINTER BREAK No school for students and teachers WINTER BREAK No school for students and teachers = Pay Day = Attendance collection

20 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE HOLIDAY New Year s Day, Schools and offices closed HOLIDAY Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Schools and offices closed Early Release Day K Professional Day for Teachers No school for students. Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure DAYS OF COMMEMORATION New Year s Day Birth of Guru Gobind Singh Three Kings Day Korean American Day Makar Sankranti (Hindu) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Vasant Panchami (Hindu) Bodhi Day MEETINGS AND EVENTS All-County Jr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m.. All-County Jr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Band Rehearsal, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, Richard Montgomery HS, 6:30 9 p.m All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All-Purpose Room, Board of Education Operating Budget Hearing, CESC Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All-Purpose Room, Outdoor Environmental Education Organizers Mtg., Second Semester Schools, Lathrop E. Smith Center, 3:45 5:45 p.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m. All-County Jr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Jr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, Richard Montgomery HS, 6:30 9 p.m. Elementary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Pre-K Special Education Parent Educator PLC, Festival, 9:15 a.m. noon Secondary SDT/Leaders Professional Learning Session 2, Festival, JANUARY Board of Education Operating Budget Hearing, CESC Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP3 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Festival, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. MS Honors Chorus Rehearsals Start, Redland MS Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary LC Coordinators Mtg., 9 11:30 a.m. Elementary NGSS MP3 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, School Business Administrators PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Secondary SDT/Leaders Professional Learning Session 2, Festival, All Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Central Services Administrators Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, EPAT, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. ES Counselors Program Study Mtg., CESC, 9 11 a.m. PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 8:30 11:30 a.m. PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m All-County Jr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Jr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, Richard Montgomery HS, 6:30 9 p.m. D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 10 a.m. noon Elementary NGSS MP3 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, SLMP ES PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, E&S Reading Room, 1:30 3:30 p.m. or 4:30 6:30 p.m Elementary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Redwood Room, Elementary LAD Principals Mtg., 9 11:30 a.m. Elementary NGSS MP3 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches and Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, SLMP MS PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, E&S Reading Room, 1 3 p.m Board of Education Operating Budget Work Session, CESC, 5 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP3 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, Rocking Horse Road Center, All- Purpose Room, First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, MCPSSAA Joint Principals /Athletic Directors Mtg., MCAAP, noon 3:30 p.m. New RT/CS Training, Festival, SLMP HS PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, TBD, 1 3 p.m. Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m HS RC Mtg. (Joint MS & HS RC/DC), 8:30 11:30 a.m. MS RC/Dept. Chair Mtg. (Joint MS & HS RC/DC), 8:30 11:30 a.m. School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m All-County Jr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Jr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, Richard Montgomery HS, 6:30 9 p.m. Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, New SDT Training, Festival, Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Planning (Telework optional) New Head Start Teacher Training, TBD, 1:30 4 p.m. OT/PT Staff Mtg., Festival, 8:30 11:30 a.m Board of Education Operating Budget Work Session, CESC, 5 p.m. A&S Mtg., TBD, 1:30 4 p.m. Central Services PLC, MCAAP, 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. SLMP Library Media Assistants Professional Learning Day, 8 a.m. noon or 12:30 4:30 p.m D/HOH Interpreter/Transliterator Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. DOT In-Service Day Food and Nutrition Services In-Service Day Principals PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 4 p.m All-County Jr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Jr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Band Rehearsal, TBD, 6:30 9 p.m. All-County Sr. Honors Orchestra Rehearsal, Richard Montgomery HS, 6:30 9 p.m nd Year SDT Professional Learning, Festival, Career and Postsecondary Partnerships RT Mtg., TBD, 3 5 p.m.

21 DECEMBER JANUARY 2018 FEBRUARY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed nd Semester Begins 3rd Marking Period Begins 1st Semester Ends 2nd Marking Period Ends Early Release Day K 12 Grade Submissions Due by 2 p.m. Professional Day for Teachers No school for students Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure TESTING DATES January Fall PARCC Paper (HS only) January Fall PARCC Online (HS only) January HS MISA (Paper) January ELPA (ACCESS for ELLs) January HS MISA and HSA Government (Online) January HSA Government (Paper) January HSA Government Make-up (Paper) SAT Administered = Pay Day = Attendance collection

22 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE HOLIDAY Presidents Day Schools and offices closed DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Maha Shivratri (Hindu) Ash Wednesday Parinirvana Asian Lunar New Year Losar Tet (Vietnamese New Year) Presidents Day Purim MEETINGS AND EVENTS African American Heritage Month ES Receive Report Cards in Pony Sr. Honors Band and Orchestra Dress Rehearsal, Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, 7 9:30 p.m Jr. and Sr. Honors Band and Orchestra Dress Rehearsal and Dinner, Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, 4 10 p.m. Secondary Schools Receive Report Cards by Special Delivery Jr. and Sr. Honors Bands and Orchestras Gala Concert, Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, 6:30 9:30 p.m School Psychologists Orientation Mtg., CESC, Room 50, 8:30 10:30 a.m National School Counseling Week Grade 6 Honors Band and Orchestra Gala Concert, North Watkins Mill HS; Central Albert Einstein HS; South Bethesda-Chevy Chase HS, 7:30 p.m. JROTC Mtg., TBD, noon 2 p.m. Southeast County Elementary Honors Chorus Rehearsals Start, Sligo Creek ES, 7:15 p.m ES Special Education Teachers Mtg., Upcounty Regional Services Center, Rooms A & B, a.m. and p.m. sessions Northwest County Elementary Honors Chorus Rehearsals Start, Martin Luther King Jr. MS, 7:15 p.m. Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, SLMP ES Evaluation of Online Services, CTI, 1 4 p.m. (Snow date 2/14) SLMP ES Professional Learning, CTI, 8:30 a.m. noon (Snow date 2/14) FEBRUARY Central County Elementary Honors Chorus Rehearsals Start, Redland MS, 7:15 p.m. D/HOH Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 4:30 6:30 p.m. Dual Enrollment Program Assistants Mtg., TBD, 12:30 2 p.m. MCBOA/SBA PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. SLMP MS & HS Evaluation of Online Services, CTI, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. (Snow date 2/15) EPAT, CTI, noon 3:30 p.m. ES Principals PLC, CTI, 8 a.m. noon PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, 8:30 11:30 a.m. PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m. School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m All Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m. Elementary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, nd Year RT/CS Training, Festival, D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 1 3 p.m. Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches and Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, First Year ESOL Teacher Cohort, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, 12:30 3:30 p.m. Head Start Teachers Training, TBD, No school for Head Start students HS ACCUPLACER (HSAP) Team Leaders Mtg., TBD, 12:30 2 p.m. Transition Support Teachers Mtg., Spring Mill Field Office 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m All ES Counselors Mtg., CESC Auditorium, 9 a.m. noon Central Services Administrators Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, ES AP/ASA PLC, MCAAP, p.m. HS AP/ASA/Coordinator PLC, MCAAP, a.m Elementary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Head Start Home Visits No school for Head Start students Pre-K Special Education Home Visits/ Professional Learning No school for Pre-K special education students Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, Second Year ESOL Teacher Cohort, CTI, 8:30 11:30 a.m. Student Member of the Board of Education Nominating Convention, TBD, 9:45 a.m. 1:45 p.m First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, Pre-K Professional Learning at Rocking Horse Road Center, 9 11:30 a.m. or 1:15 3:45 p.m. Pre-K Teachers Training, TBD, No school for general education Pre-K students SLMP Media Services Technicians Professional Learning, 10 a.m. noon Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m Central Services Mtg. with Principals, Festival, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. District II Instrumental Ensemble Adjudication, Thomas S. Wootton HS, 4 10 p.m. District II Vocal Solo and Ensemble Adjudication, Thomas S. Wootton HS MCPS Dance Showcase, Northwood HS, 7 p.m. (Snow date 2/26) Automotive Trades Foundation Used Car Sale and IT Foundation Used Computer Sale, Damascus HS, 9 11 a.m. (Snow date 3/3) District II Instrumental Solo Adjudication, Thomas S. Wootton HS, 9 a.m. 4 p.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 6 p.m. Assistant Principals PAR Panel, MCAAP, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Central Services/Business & Operations Administrators PAR Panel, MCAAP, 1 3 p.m. Novice Principal Level-Alike PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8:30 10:30 a.m. Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, Festival, 12:30 3:30 p.m D/HOH Auditory Communication Specialists Mtg., 8:30 10:30 a.m. MS AP PLC, MCAAP, a.m Elementary & Secondary Interns, CESC, Room 162T, New RT/CS Training, Festival, Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, TBD, 11:30 a.m. 2:30 p.m.

23 JANUARY FEBRUARY 2018 MARCH SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TESTING DATES February HS MISA and HSA Government (Online) February ELPA (ACCESS for ELLs) February ELPA (ACCESS for ELLs) (Make-up) Report Card Distribution ACT Administered HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed = Pay Day = Attendance collection

24 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE Early Release Day K Spring Break No school for students and teachers Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Holi (Hindu) Magha Puja Chotrul Duchen Ugadi Norouz or Nowruz Khordad Holy (Maundy) Thursday Good Friday 30 Apr. 7.. Passover Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) MEETINGS AND EVENTS Women s History Month District II HS Orchestra Adjudication, Walter Johnson HS, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. MCPS MS Honors Chorus Concert, TBD, 7:30 p.m ES Counselors Program Study Mtg., CESC, 1:30 3:30 p.m ES Counselors Cluster Representative Leadership Mtg., CESC, 9 11 a.m. Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, Festival, nd Year SDT Professional Learning, Festival, All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., CTI, District II HS Choral Adjudication, Walt Whitman HS, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP4 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, TBD, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. Oral Language and Literacy, CTI, District II HS Choral Adjudication, Watkins Mill HS, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP4 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, CTI, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. MS Resource Counselors/Dept. Chair Mtg., 8:30 11:30 a.m. Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, Spring Mill Field Office, 12:30 3:30 p.m. MARCH Board of Education Facilities and Boundaries Hearing, CESC Auditorium, 6:30 p.m. District II HS Orchestra Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP4 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, TBD, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Planning School Business Administrators PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m New SDT Training, Festival, PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., TBD, 8:30 11:30 a.m. PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m Elementary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, ES New Counselors Mtg., CESC, 9 11 a.m D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 10 a.m. noon District II HS Band Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP4 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, TBD, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. Elementary SDTs/Leaders, Session 3, Festival, Pre-K Special Education Parent Educator PLC, Festival, 9:15 a.m. noon Secondary SDT/Leaders Professional Learning Session 3, Festival, District II HS Chamber Choir Adjudication, TBD, 9 a.m. 4 p.m. Elementary & Secondary Interns, CESC, Room 162T, Elementary NGSS MP4 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, TBD, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. SLMP Secondary Professional Learning, CTI, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. (Snow date 3/22) Board of Education Facilities and Boundaries Work Session, CESC, 5 p.m. All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., CESC Auditorium, District II HS Band Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Elementary NGSS MP4 Training for Grades 4 5 Team Leaders and SDTs, TBD, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. Elementary SDTs/Leaders, Session 3, Festival, Secondary SDT/Leaders Professional Learning Session 3, Festival, Transition Support Teachers Mtg., Spring Mill Field Office, 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m Central Services Administrators Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, College and Career Information Coordinators Mtg. (Joint HS RC/CCIC), 8:30 11:30 a.m. District II MS Choral Adjudication, Walter Johnson HS, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. EPAT, CTI, noon 3:30 p.m. ES Principals PLC, CTI, 8 a.m. noon HS RC Mtg. (Joint HS RC/CCIC), 8:30 11:30 a.m. Maryland Statewide D/HOH Teachers Conference, McDaniel College, School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m Elementary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, District II MS Choral Adjudication, Rockville HS, 8 a.m. 5 p.m Academic Language in Mathematics, CESC Auditorium, All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., CTI, Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches and Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, School Financial Specialists Mtg., CESC, Room 114, 1 3:30 p.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 6 p.m. All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Festival, Large Room, District II MS Choral Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Building Service Managers Spring Cluster Mtg., 8:30 11 a.m.

25 FEBRUARY MARCH 2018 APRIL SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TESTING DATES March Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA) (Paper) Grades 5 & 8 March Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA) (Online) Grades 5 & 8 March Alternate Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (Alt-MISA) March Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) Early Release Day K SAT Administered SPRING BREAK No school for students and teachers Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure SPRING BREAK No school for students and teachers Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure SPRING BREAK No school for students and teachers SPRING BREAK No school for students and teachers = Pay Day = Attendance collection HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed

26 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed Early Release Day K 12; end of quarter planning DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Easter Kuan Yin (Avalokitesvara) Birthday Orthodox Good Friday Orthodox Easter Yom Ha Shoah 13 May 2. Theravada New Year Vaisakhi 20 May 2. Festival of Ridvan Ram Navami (Hindu) MEETINGS AND EVENTS Arab American Heritage Month Autism Awareness Month School Library Media Month nd Year RT/CS Training, Festival, District II MS Orchestra Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m A&S Mtg., TBD, 1:30 4 p.m. Central Services PLC, MCAAP, 8:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. ES Counselors Symposium, CESC, 1:30 3:30 p.m. School Psychologists Orientation Mtg., CESC, Room 50, 8:30 10:30 a.m District II MS Orchestra Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. NACAC College Fair, Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m., 6 8:30 p.m Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Days Staff Development District II MS Orchestra Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Elementary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, First Year ESOL Teacher Cohort, CTI, 12:30 3:30 p.m. NACAC College Fair, Montgomery County Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m., 6 8:30 p.m. OT/PT Staff Mtg., Festival, 1 4 p.m. PEP Advisory Council, CESC, Room 223, 4 5 p.m. Second Year ESOL Teacher Cohort, CTI, 8:30 11:30 a.m. SLMP Media Services Technicians Professional Learning, 10 a.m. noon APRIL Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m. District II MS Band Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. MCBOA/SBA PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m. Pre-K Special Education Professional Learning, TBD, 9 11:30 a.m. or 1:15 3:45 p.m. No school for Pre-K special education students District II MS Band Adjudication, TBD, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. ES AP/ASA PLC, MCAAP, p.m. PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., CESC Auditorium, 8:30 11:30 a.m. PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m National Volunteer Week All Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Principals PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 4 p.m. Secondary AP1 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Elementary Schools Receive Report Cards in Pony Secondary SDT/Leaders Professional Learning Session 4, Festival, Elementary & Secondary Interns, CESC, Room 162T, Elementary LAD Principals Mtg., 9 11:30 a.m. Secondary Schools Receive Report Cards by Special Delivery Student Member of the Board of Education Election Materials Delivered to All Secondary Schools D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 1 3 p.m. Elementary LC Coordinators Mtg., 9 11:30 a.m. Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches & Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Secondary SDT/Leaders Professional Learning Session 4, Festival, All ES Counselors Mtg., CESC Auditorium, 9 a.m. noon EPAT, CTI, noon 3:30 p.m. ES Principals PLC, CTI, 8 a.m. noon Student Member of the Board of Education Early Voting, Approved Secondary Schools, 7:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m Earth Day Assistant Principals PAR Panel, MCAAP, 10:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. Assistant School Administrators (ASA) Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, Central Services/Business & Operations Administrators PAR Panel, MCAAP, 1 3 p.m. Elementary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, Novice Principal Level-Alike PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8:30 10:30 a.m Administrative Professionals Week Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 6 p.m. D/HOH Auditory Communication Specialists Mtg., 8:30 10:30 a.m. District II Second Choir Adjudication, Richard Montgomery HS Montgomery County Youth Chorus Auditions, TBD MS AP PLC, MCAAP, a.m. New RT/CS Training, Festival, SLMP MS PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, E&S Reading Room, 1 3 p.m Elementary and Middle School Arts Fair, Lakeforest Mall Administrative Professionals Day Montgomery County Youth Chorus Auditions, TBD Second Bands Adjudication, Clarksburg HS, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Secondary AP2 Seminar, 45 W. Gude, Maple Room, SLMP HS PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, TBD, 1 3 p.m. Student Member of the Board of Education Election, All Secondary Schools, 7:15 a.m. 3:30 p.m First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, HS AP/ASA/Coordinator PLC, MCAAP, a.m. Montgomery County Youth Chorus Auditions, TBD SLMP ES PLC: Implementing Curriculum 2.0, E&S Reading Room, 1:30 3:30 p.m. or 4:30 6:30 p.m. Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m All Secondary Counselor/Dept. Chair Mtg., 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. New SDT Training, Festival, Central Services Administrators Seminar, CESC, Room 162T,

27 MARCH APRIL 2018 MAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed rd Marking Period Ends 4th Marking Period Begins Early Release Day K 12 Grade Submissions Due by 2 p.m ACT Administered Report Card Distribution TESTING DATES April Alternate Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (Alt-MISA) April Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) April Spring PARCC (Online) April Spring PARCC (Paper) = Pay Day = Attendance collection

28 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE HOLIDAY Memorial Day Schools and offices closed DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Ascension Thursday (Western) 15 June 14.. Ramadan: The Islamic Month of Fasting Orthodox Ascension Thursday Shavuot Memorial Day Sagadawa Duchen Vesak (Theravada) Wesak or Buddha Day Feeling Stressed and Overwhelmed? Montgomery County Public Schools recognizes that our employees are our most valuable resource, and that the health and well-being of our employees are crucial to a healthy workforce. The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is available to employees and their family members to help them cope with personal or work-related difficulties. When an individual is helped with a personal problem, job performance improves, home life improves, and everyone benefits. The EAP can help with job-related problems emotional and personal conflicts financial problems alcohol and other drug abuse stress or life crisis grief and loss domestic violence couples and family problems balancing work and family The EAP provides assessment short-term counseling referral to community resources crisis intervention supervisory consultations follow-up services workshops for employees and supervisors access point for MCPS Dispute Resolution Program For more information visit our website: The Employee Assistance Program 45 W. Gude Drive, Suite 1300 Rockville, Maryland Phone: , Fax: Services are available by appointment Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. 5 p.m. MAY 2018 MEETINGS AND EVENTS Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month nd Year SDT Professional Learning, Festival, School Financial Specialists Mtg., CESC, Room 114, 1 3:30 p.m Career and Postsecondary Partnerships RT Mtg., TBD, 3 5 p.m Annual Distinguished Service Awards, 6 p.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m. ES Special Education Teachers Mtg., a.m. and p.m. sessions MCPS Elementary Southeast County Honors Chorus Concert, TBD, 8:15 p.m. Pre-K Special Education Parent Educator PLC, Festival, 9:15 a.m. noon Teacher Appreciation Day All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All-Purpose Room, MCPS Elementary Northwest County Honors Chorus Concert, TBD, 8:15 p.m. MS RC/Dept. Chair Mtg., 8:30 11:30 a.m All Elementary Math Content Coaches, Math Reps. & SDTs Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All-Purpose Room, MCPS Elementary Central County Honors Chorus Concert, TBD, 8:15 p.m. School Business Administrators PLC, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 3 p.m PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m. School Psychologists Professional Development, Festival, 1 4 p.m Automotive Trades Foundation Used Car Sale and IT Foundation Used Computer Sale, Thomas Edison HS, 9 11 a.m Central Services Administrators Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, ES Counselors Program Study Mtg., CESC, 1:30 3:30 p.m. Principals PAR Panel, MCAAP, 8 a.m. 4 p.m Pupil Personnel Worker Week All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., CTI, D/HOH Itinerant Staff Mtg., Gaithersburg MS, 10 a.m. noon Board of Education Mtg. w/mcaap, 6 p.m. All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., CESC Auditorium, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 3:30 p.m. Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Planning (Telework optional) All Elementary ESOL Teachers Mtg., Rocking Horse Road Center, All-Purpose Room, OT/PT Staff Mtg., Festival, 1 3:30 p.m. Transition Support Teachers Mtg., Spring Mill Field Office, 11 a.m. 2:30 p.m Central Services Mtg. with Principals, Festival, 8 a.m. 5 p.m. EPAT, CTI, 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. HS RC Mtg., 8:30 11:30 a.m. PPW/PCC Collaborative Mtg., CESC Auditorium, 8:30 11:30 a.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 6 p.m. Elementary & Secondary AP1, AP2 and Interns, Festival, 8:15 a.m. 4 p.m New SDT Training, Festival, Superintendent s Performing Arts Gala Construction Trades Young American 41 Cornerstone Ceremony, 1327 Smith Village Rd, Silver Spring, 6:30 p.m Elementary New First Year Math Content Coaches and Math Reps. Mtg., Festival, Large Room, MCAAP Annual Membership Mtg., Smokey Glen Farm, 4:30 6:30 p.m. New Head Start Teacher Training, TBD, 1:30 4 p.m. New RT/CS Training, Festival, Vision Professional Learning, Gaithersburg MS, 2:45 4 p.m nd Year SDT Professional Learning, Festival, nd Year RT/CS Training, Festival,

29 APRIL MAY 2018 JUNE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TESTING DATES May MSAA May Alt-MISA May Spring PARCC (Paper) May Spring PARCC (Online) Testing Dates continued lower right SAT Administered HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed Last Day of School for Seniors TESTING DATES (cont d) May HS MISA & HSA Gov t. (Online) May HS MISA (Paper) May HSA Government (Paper) May Spring PARCC Make-up May HSA Government Make-up 1 (Paper) = Pay Day = Attendance collection

30 JUNE 2018 OFFICIAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE Last Day of School for Students, Early Release Day K Professional Day for Teachers Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure DAYS OF COMMEMORATION Eid al-fitr Juneteenth (aka: Freedom Day or Emancipation Day) MEETINGS AND EVENTS All Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Large Room, Central Services Administrators Seminar, CESC, Room 162T, High School Countywide Art Show, Lakeforest Mall Speech and Language Services Professional Learning, TBD, 12:30 3:30 p.m Ceremony Honoring Retirees, 5 p.m First & Second Year Reading Specialists Mtg., Festival, Hoffman Room, Infants and Toddlers Program Staff Professional Day Planning PPW Professional Development, MCEA, 1:15 4 p.m Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 10 a.m JROTC Mtg., TBD, noon 2 p.m MCAAP Summer Conference, TBD Board of Education Mtg., CESC, 6 p.m A&S Mtg., TBD,

31 MAY JUNE 2018 JULY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TESTING DATES June HS MISA (Paper) June Spring PARCC Make-up June HS MISA and HSA Government (Online) June HSA Government Make-up 2 (Paper) SAT Administered ACT Administered 2nd Semester Ends Last Day of School for Students, Early Release Day K 12 Professional Day for Teachers Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure Grade Submissions Due by noon Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure Possible instructional day to make up for emergency school closure All Report Cards Mailed = Pay Day = Attendance collection

32 JUNE JULY 2018 AUGUST SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY HOLIDAY Schools and offices closed

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34 Days of Commemoration JULY 2017 OCTOBER 2017 JANUARY 2018 APRIL Independence Day 8... Guru Purnima (Hindu) 9... Asalha Puja/Dharma Day Chokhor Duchen (Tibetan) AUGUST Raksha Bandhan (Hindu) Farvardegan, Muktad, Gatha Prayers Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu) Feast of Assumption Parsi New Year Ulambama Day (Mahayana, Theravada) Ganesh Chaturthi (Hindu) SEPTEMBER First Installation of Adi Granth 2... Eid al-adha: Feast of the Sacrifice 4... Labor Day Pitru Paksh (Hindu) Vishwakarma Puja (Hindu) Rosh Hashanah Navaratri (Hindu) Durga Puja (Hindu) Dussehra (Hindu) Yom Kippur 1... Mehergan 5... Sukkot 9... Columbus Day Shemini Atzeret Simchat Torah Diwali (Hindu) Birth of the Báb Gurugadhi Guru Granth Sahib NOVEMBER All Saints Day 3... Lhabab Duchen (Tibetan) Veterans Day Birth of Bahá u lláh Birth of Guru Nanak Dev ji Thanksgiving Day American Indian Heritage Day Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Gita Jayanti (Hindu) DECEMBER Feast of the Immaculate Conception Hannukah (Chanukah) Yaldaa Christmas Day 26 Jan. 1.. Kwanzaa 1... New Year s Day 5... Birth of Guru Gobind Singh 6... Three Kings Day Korean American Day Makar Sankranti (Hindu) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Vasant Panchami (Hindu) Bodhi Day FEBRUARY Maha Shivratri (Hindu) Ash Wednesday Parinirvana Asian Lunar New Year Losar Tet (Vietnamese New Year) Presidents Day Purim MARCH Holi (Hindu) Magha Puja 2... Chotrul Duchen Ugadi Norouz or Nowruz Khordad Holy (Maundy) Thursday Good Friday 30 Apr. 7. Passover Hanuman Jayanti (Hindu) 1... Easter 4... Kuan Yin (Avalokitesvara) Birthday 6... Orthodox Good Friday 8... Orthodox Easter Yom Ha Shoah 13 May 2. Theravada New Year Vaisakhi 20 May 2. Festival of Ridvan Ram Navami (Hindu) MAY Ascension Thursday (Western) 15 June 14. Ramadan: The Islamic Month of Fasting Orthodox Ascension Thursday Shavuot Memorial Day Sagadawa Duchen Vesak (Theravada) Wesak or Buddha Day JUNE Eid al-fitr Juneteenth (aka: Freedom Day or Emancipation Day) The Montgomery County Government and the Montgomery County Faith Community Advisory Council have developed Days of Commemoration calendars to display many of the cultural and religious celebrations that are important to members of our community. The calendars are available online at mcg/commemorations.html and Principals are asked to be aware of community needs when scheduling major events, and to be sensitive to students who may observe some of the cultural and religious celebrations listed on this calendar. These students may require individual arrangements, as deemed appropriate, through collaboration among parents, teachers, and administrators. For more information about accommodating the needs of students, please see the Guidelines for Respecting Religious Diversity on the MCPS website.

35 2017 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER This document is available in an alternate format, upon request, under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, by contacting the Department of Public Information and Web Services, at 850 Hungerford Drive, Room 112, Rockville, MD 20850, or by telephone at or via the Maryland Relay at Individuals may request sign language interpretation or cued speech transliteration by contacting the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Office of Interpreting Services in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program at (phone), (fax), or (VP), or sending an message to interpreting_services@mcpsmd.org.

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