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School Calendar
July 4 ............................... Holiday ( Independence Day ) August 15 ........................... Optional Teacher Workday August 16-17 ................. Mandated Teacher Workdays August 20-24 ................. Mandated Teacher Workdays August 27 ......................................... Students ’ First Day September 3 .................................. Holiday ( Labor Day ) October 5 ............ End of First 6-Week Grading Period October 11 ........................ Parent-Teacher Conferences
( All Grade Levels ) Early Dismissal for Students
6-Week Report Cards Distributed October 12 .......................... Optional Teacher Workday October 26 .......... End of First 9-Week Grading Period November 1 ........... 9-Week Report Cards Distributed November 12 ........................... Holiday ( Veterans Day ) November 20 .. End of Second 6-Week Grading Period November 21 ....................................... Student Holiday
Teacher Annual Leave November 22-23 ................... Holidays ( Thanksgiving ) November 29 ............ 6-Week Report Cards Distributed December 20-21 ................................. Student Holidays
Teacher Annual Leave December 24-26 ................................ Holidays ( Winter ) December 27-28 ................................. Student Holidays
Teacher Annual Leave December 31 ........................................ Student Holiday
Teacher Annual Leave January 1 ............................. Holiday ( New Year ’ s Day ) January 16 ........ End of Third 6-Week Grading Period
End of Second 9-Week Grading Period January 17-18 ................ Mandated Teacher Workdays January 18 ........... Full Day Professional Development for Elementary and Middle Schools ; Half Day
Professional Development for High Schools January 21 ............ Holiday ( Martin Luther King Day ) January 24 ...................... All Report Cards Distributed February 18 ....................... Optional Teacher Workday March 1 .......... End of Fourth 6-Week Grading Period March 7 ............................ Parent-Teacher Conferences
( All Grade Levels ) Early Dismissal for Students
6-Week Report Cards Distributed March 8 .............................. Optional Teacher Workday March 22 ........... End of Third 9-Week Grading Period March 28 ................. 9-Week Report Cards Distributed April 12 .............. End of Fifth 6-Week Grading Period April 18 .................. 6-Week Report Cards Distributed April 19 ................................................ Holiday ( Spring ) April 22-25 .......................................... Student Holidays
Teacher Annual Leave April 26 .............................. Optional Teacher Workday May 27 ................................... Holiday ( Memorial Day ) June 5 .................. Students ’ Last Day ; Early Dismissal June 6-7 ......................... Mandated Teacher Workdays June 8 .................................................... Graduation Day June 10-11 ........................ Optional Teacher Workdays
Holiday
Inclement Weather Makeup Days January 17 February 18 March 8 April 26 April 25 April 24 April 23
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 end of the school year .
Testing dates will be added to the calendar later when they are determined by the state .
First / Last Day of School Teacher Annual Leave Early Dismissal
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Mandated Teacher Workday Optional Teacher Workday 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
Approved by the Gaston County Board of Education February 20 , 2017
Calendar design by Communications / Public Information Department
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