1. SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
S M T W T F S 2010-2011 Calendar
1 2 3 Students Out All Day
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 July 5, 2010 Fourth of July Holiday (School System Closed) Early Release for Students
JULY
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Students & Teachers Out
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 School System Closed
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
AUGUST
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 August 19, 2010 Professional Learning/Work Day
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 August 20,23, 2010 Genesis Days
29 30 31 August 24, 2010 First Day for Students
6
1 2 3 4
SEPTEMBER
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 September 6, 2010 Labor Day (School System Closed)
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 September 22, 2010 Mid First Quarter
26 27 28 29 30
21
1 2 October 1, 2010 Professional Learning/Work (Students Out All Day)
OCTOBER
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 October 22, 2010 End of First Quarter (42 Days)
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 October 22, 2010 Professional Learning/Work (2 Hour Early Release for Students)
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 25, 2010 Second Quarter Begins
31 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 November 5, 2010 Parent-Teacher Conference Day (Students Out All Day)
NOVEMBER
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 November 24, 2010 Professional Learning/Work Half-Day AM (Students Out All Day)
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 November 25-26, 2010 Thanksgiving Vacation (School System Closed)
28 29 30
18
1 2 3 4
DECEMBER
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 December 1, 2010 Mid Second Quarter
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 December 7, 2010 Professional Learning/Work (2 Hour Early Release for Students)
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 December 23-31, 2010 Winter Vacation
26 27 28 29 30 31
16
1 January 3, 2011 Winter Vacation Continues
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 January 4, 2011 Classes Resume
JANUARY
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 January 13, 2011 End of Second Quarter (47 Days)
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 January 13, 2011 End of First Semester (89 Days)
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 January 14, 2011 Professional Learning/Work (Students Out All Day)
30 31 January 17, 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (School System Closed)
January 18, 2011 Third Quarter Begins 18
1 2 3 4 5 February 1, 2011 Professional Learning/Work (2 Hour Early Release for Students)
FEBRUARY
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 February 14, 2011 Presidents' Day (School System Closed)
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 February 16, 2011 Mid Third Quarter
27 28 19
1 2 3 4 5 March 1, 2011 Professional Learning/Work (2 Hour Early Release for Students)
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 March 18, 2011 End of 3rd Quarter (43 Days)
MARCH
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 March 21-25, 2011 Spring Break
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 March 25, 2011 School System Closed
27 28 29 30 31 March 28, 2011 Fourth Quarter Begins
18
1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
APRIL
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 April 22, 2011 Professional Learning/Work Half-Day AM (Students Out All Day)
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 April 27, 2011 Mid Fourth Quarter 20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
MAY
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 May 30, 2011 Memorial Day (School System Closed)
20
1 2 3 4 June 7, 2011 End of Fourth Quarter (44 Days)
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 June 7, 2011 End of Second Semester (87 Days)
JUNE
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 June 7, 2011 Last Day of School (2 Hour Early Release for Students)
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Last Day Could Be as Early as May 27
26 27 28 29 30
Student Contact Days 176

2. SCHOOL CALENDAR
2010 - 2011
Teacher Contract Days
Teaching Days 176
Holidays (11/25, 12/25, 1/01) 3
Teacher Work Days
Genesis Days 2
*Professional Development Days 4
Parent-Teacher Conference Day 1
Principal-Teacher Work Day 1
TOTAL RETURNING TEACHER CONTRACT DAYS 187
New Teacher Orientation Days 4
TOTAL NEW TEACHER CONTRACT DAYS 191
Semester and Quarter Ending Dates
First Semester Begins August 24, 2010
First Semester Ends January 13, 2011 89
Second Semester Begins January 18, 2011
Second Semester Ends May 27, 2011 87
176
First Quarter Begins August 24, 2010
Mid First Quarter September 22, 2010
First Quarter Ends October 22, 2010 42
Second Quarter Begins October 25, 2010
Mid Second Quarter December 1, 2010
Second Quarter Ends January 13, 2011 47
Third Quarter Begins January 18, 2011
Mid Third Quarter February 16, 2011
Third Quarter Ends March 18, 2011 43
Fourth Quarter Begins March 28, 2011
Mid Fourth Quarter April 27, 2011
Fourth Quarter Ends May 27, 2011 44
176 (Includes Partial Days)
Days to be Used for Make-up Because of Emergency School Closings
Emergency Make-Up Days Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Last day for students may occur as early as May 27 or as late as June 7, depending on number of emergency closings.
Dates to Remember:
Rosh Hashanah September 9, 2010 (begins at sunset Sept. 8)
Yom Kippur September 18, 2010
College Fair October 5, 2010
Christmas December 25, 2010
Passover April 19, 2011 (begins at sunset April 18)
Good Friday April 22, 2011
Easter April 24, 2011
Faculty Meetings
Tuesday is the day of the week on which general faculty meetings will normally be held. In some schools, weekly meetings may be
needed; in others, less frequent but possibly longer meetings may be required.
* With additional hours to equal two days arranged by site.