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2015-2016 Calendar
July 3 ............................... Holiday (Independence Day)
August 17-21 ................. Mandated Teacher Workdays
August 24 ......................................... Students’ First Day
September 7 .................................. Holiday (Labor Day)
September 9 Reading Test .............................. (Grade 3)
September 30 .................. Early Dismissal for Students
Professional Development for Teachers
October 1-15 ................. ACT EXPLORE Test (Grade 8)
ACT PLAN Test (Grade 10)
October 5 ............ End of First 6-Week Grading Period
October 14 ..................................... PSAT (Grades 10-11)
October 15 .............. 6-Week Report Cards Distributed
Early Dismissal for Students
High School Parent Conferences
Elementary/Middle School Professional Development
October 16 ......................... Optional Teacher Workday
October 27 .......... End of First 9-Week Grading Period
November 5 ........... 9-Week Report Cards Distributed
Early Dismissal for Students
Elementary/Middle School Parent Conferences
High School Professional Development
November 6 ....................... Optional Teacher Workday
November 11 ........................... Holiday (Veterans Day)
November 19 .. End of Second 6-Week Grading Period
November 25 ....................................... Student Holiday
Teacher Annual Leave
November 26-27 ................... Holidays (Thanksgiving)
December 1-18 ..... ACT WorkKeys Test (High School)
December 3 .. Second 6-Week Report Cards Distributed
December 21 ...................... Optional Teacher Workday
December 22 ........................................ Student Holiday
Teacher Annual Leave
December 23-25 ................................ Holidays (Winter)
December 28-31 ................................. Student Holidays
Teacher Annual Leave
January 1 ............................. Holiday (New Year’s Day)
January 13-20 ......... High School End-of-Course Tests
January 18 ............ Holiday (Martin Luther King Day)
January 20 ........ End of Third 6-Week Grading Period
End of Second 9-Week Grading Period
January 21-22 ................ Mandated Teacher Workdays
January 21 .......... Full Day Professional Development
for Elementary and Middle Schools; Half Day
Professional Development for High Schools
January 28 ...................... All Report Cards Distributed
February 1-19 ....... ACT WorkKeys Test (High School)
February 15 ....................... Optional Teacher Workday
March 1 ...... ACT - American College Test (Grade 11)
March 2 .. Early Dismissal/Professional Development
March 7 .......... End of Fourth 6-Week Grading Period
March 17 ................. 6-Week Report Cards Distributed
March 25 .............................................. Holiday (Spring)
March 28-31 ....................................... Student Holidays
Teacher Annual Leave
April 1 ................................ Optional Teacher Workday
April 5 ............... End of Third 9-Week Grading Period
April 14 ....... Third 9-Week Report Cards Distributed
April 21 ........................... Early Dismissal for Students
Parent Conferences for All Grades
April 26 .............. End of Fifth 6-Week Grading Period
May 5 ............. Fifth 6-Week Report Cards Distributed
May 25 - June 3 ........ End-of-Grade Tests (Grades 3-8)
May 27 - June 8 ...... High School End-of-Course Tests
May 30 ................................... Holiday (Memorial Day)
June 8 .................. Students’ Last Day; Early Dismissal
June 9-10 ........................ Mandated Teacher Workdays
June 11 .......................................................... Graduation
Inclement Weather Makeup Days
December 21 January 21 February 15 April 1
March 31 March 30 March 29
The Board of Education reserves the right to use early release
days and Saturdays as makeup days for inclement weather. The
Board may add days of employment to the end of the school year.
Calendar Key
Holiday
Mandated Teacher Workday
First/Last Day of School
Optional Teacher Workday
Teacher Annual Leave
Early Dismissal
6-Week Report Cards Distributed
9-Week Report Cards Distributed
Gaston County Schools
P. O. Box 1397 Gastonia, NC 28053 (704) 866-6100
www.gaston.k12.nc.us GCS 21 Education Station
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