Parent Teacher Magazine Cabarrus County School January 2014 | Page 6

PowerSchool Parent Portal Now Available Parents of students enrolled in Cabarrus County Schools can now access the PowerSchool Parent Portal to view their children’s grades and other important demographic information. PowerSchool is the new student information system implemented for all North Carolina public schools. Parents received login information and instructions in September. Parents can access the Parent Portal from the CCS district website in the Quick Links section or from their child’s school website. July 2013 S M T W T F 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 7 S M T W T S 2 3 8 7 F 1 6 9 10 4 5 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 September 2013 S M T W 4 T F 5 6 S 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 2013 S M 7 T W T F S 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 November 2013 S 2013-14 Middle & High School Progress Report Dates 1st Quarter........Sept. 23, 2013 2nd Quarter ….....Dec. 2, 2013 3rd Quarter …....Feb. 24, 2014 4th Quarter……... May 5, 2014 M T W T F S 1 2 8 9 October 18…..End of 1st Nine Weeks/Early Dismissal* 21…...Planning Staff Development Day November 5…...Election Day (Capped for Staff by System ) 11….Veteran’s Day Holiday 27….Planning/Staff Development Day 28-29…….Thanksgiving Break December 23-31…….Winter Break January 1….New Year’s Holiday 14-17…..High School Early Dismissal 17…..End of 2nd Nine Weeks / Middle School Early Dismissal 20….Martin Luther King Holiday 21…..Planning/Staff Development Day S M T W F April 18 …. Planning/Staff Development Day 21-25…..Spring Break May 6…..Election Day/Capped for Staff by System 26…….Memorial Day Holiday June 5-10…..High School Early Dismissal 10…..End of 4th Nine Weeks / Early Dismissal* 11, 12...Planning/Staff Development Days Graduation: June 12, 13, 14 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 • January/February 2014 • Parent Teacher Magazine  8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 26 27 28 29 30 31 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 5 6 7 8 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 March 2014 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 5 6 7 8 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 30 31 S 7 Holiday Annual Leave Day Planning/Staff Development Planning/Staff Dev. (capped) T W T F S 1 6 M 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 May 2014 S 5 T 6 W 7 T F S 1 4 M 2 3 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Legend: S 2 4 April 2014 MS & HS exam dates will be available in August 1 29 30 31 4 T 3 March 27…….End of 3rd Nine Weeks/Early Dismissal* 28…...Planning/Staff Development Day *Early dismissal – Elementary, Middle and High December 2013 2 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 7 S February 14 ….. Early Dismissal* 17…..President’s Day (Annual Leave Day) Inclement Weather Make-up Days: 1/21; 3/28; 4/23; 4/24; 4/25; 5/6 and 6/11 6 7 F February 2014 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 5 6 T September 2…..Labor Day Holiday 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 4 T W 1 5 M 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NC Law requires that all days missed due to inclement weather must be made up. Saturdays may also be used as a make-up day as determined appropriate by the Superintendent. 3 S August 19…...Capped for Staff by Schools 20…...Capped for Staff by System 26…...1st Day for Students August 2013 6 October 30, 2013 January 27, 2014 April 7, 2014 Approved by CCS Board of Education: January 14, 2011 Revised: 5/13/13 28 29 30 31 1 2013-14 Report Card Dates (All Levels) ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2013 – 2014 S 1 January 2014 June 2014 End of Nine Weeks Change to Regular School Make-up day Early Dismissal (see above chart for applicable schools) * check website for most recent calendar S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30